Ryokan in Hokkaido — 메토 온센 호텔

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🦌A Secret Hot Spring Where Deer Outnumber Guests

Hokkaido · Metou Onsen Hotel

An Open-Air Onsen Beside the River

♨️Watch a different view every season from an open-air bath facing the Nukanan River
🦌You might spot a herd of Ezo deer passing by while soaking
🌊There's a quiet found only in a mountain hot spring, with the sound of the river as company

A Sulfur Spring, 100% Straight from the Source

🧪A simple sulfur spring, cooled from 62°C at the source to 40°C by heat exchange
💧A free-flow bath using 100% source water, with no added water or reheating
⛰️The indoor bath also offers mountain views through its windows

Founded in 1901, 120 Years of History

🏮A therapeutic hot spring open for over a century, since it opened in Meiji 34 (1901)
📜'Metou' comes from an Ainu place name meaning 'deep in the mountains'
🛁Three baths in total — one open-air and two indoor

Quiet Japanese-Style Rooms

🛏️Tatami rooms are split between the main building and an annex
🍵A spacious 20-mat main-building room (two connected 10-mat rooms) is also available
🌿Wired internet is provided, and rooms are kept neat and well cared for

The Best of Hokkaido's Land and Sea

🥩Try Hokkaido beef shabu-shabu
🦀A whole king crab is served as one of the dishes
🍳Enjoy it at the live-kitchen teppan bar in the Yamasemi restaurant

Nature Wrapped in Broadleaf Forest

🌲Set on a riverbank downstream of the Nukanan Dam, surrounded by broadleaf forest
🦉Home to the Blakiston's fish owl, a Natural Monument species
🍁Mountain and river scenery that changes its colors with every season

From Obihiro, Deep into the Mountains

🚌About an hour by bus from JR Obihiro Station
🚗By car, take Route 241 from the Otofuke or Obihiro IC on the Doto Expressway
🚐Pickup service from Kamishihoro and Ashoro is available with advance reservation

A secret hot spring deep in the Hokkaido mountains, where you're said to meet more deer than fellow guests. Soak in a sulfur spring that has flowed straight from its source for a hundred years, and the sound of the river and the broadleaf forest become entirely your own.

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🔗 Official website

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Property Description Founded in 1901, the Metou Onsen Hotel is located in the small town of Ashoro; shuttle services (with reservation) from Obihiro Station are provided. The inn features a genuine outdoor hot spring located in beautiful natural surroundings, plus two indoor bathing areas. Four separate meal plans featuring traditional Japanese cuisine are available. Hotel shop on premises. Coffee provided in morning. The inn offers 13 clean Japanese-style rooms. LAN internet is provided. Property Access [By Train]: 1 hr by bus from JR Obihiro station ( Nemuro Hon Line ) / [By Car]: Take Route 241 from Otofuke-Obihiro I.C. of Doto Expressway. [ From Obihiro ]: Take Route 241 for 50 km to Metou urban area then drive 17 km on Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 88 [ From Kitami ]: 40 km drive on Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 88 from Oketo / If you are coming by bus we can pick you up from Kamishihoro or Ashoro ( Advance reservations required )

* This description is the property's own text, in English.

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