Tokachigawa Hot Spring Sanyoan – a fine spa resort offering a treat for the five senses

Forget the daily grind and unwind at your leisure.

Sanyo Tuchiya Sanyoan
The name Sanyoan comes from the great educator Sanyo Tsuchiya, a mentor of the Tokachi and Obihiro region’s pioneering forefather Benzo Yoda. Tsuchiya believed in an old Chinese teaching that says farmers should study by reading between stints of farm work, particularly at three specific times (sanyo in Japanese, lit. “three extra times”), i.e., in winter, at night and on rainy days. He even changed his first name to Sanyo and advocated the importance of this teaching. These three times can be considered to represent affluence of the mind. Sanyoan offers the same quality time and space that these periods would provide.

Forget the passage of the years, spend a day relaxing free from all care and enjoy time at leisure – this sanyo spirit is truly something to be savored. Wind down both physically and mentally, and experience the ultimate in relaxation and peace of mind.

Hot spring

Botanical moor hot springs are found only in two places in the world. Wild plants accumulate underground over the ages and biodegrade to form a lignite layer. During this process, humic substances and humic acid are produced and dissolve into groundwater, which gushes up as a hot spring. Since this type of spring contains more organic botanical nutrients than mineral components, it is referred to as a botanical hot spring. It contains sodium chloride and bicarbonate making it a weak alkaline, hypotonic, high-temperature spring. Such springs are known as spas for beauty because of the skin smoothening and moisturizing effects provided by their rich natural moisturizer content.

Japanese cypress bath

Mozaic tiles

This vegetative moor hot spring is a rare spa resource in Japan. In 2004, it was designated as a Hokkaido Heritage facility ahead of many other hot springs in the prefecture as part of the region’s tangible and intangible properties to be handed down to future generations.

Fugetsu Large Bathhouse

With a traditional Japanese cypress bath, a tiled bath creating a nostalgic air and a lie-down bath for total body immersion, guests can slowly unwind by thoroughly warming up their fatigued bodies. There is also an open-air bath.

15:00 – 10:00 the next morning
(21:00 – 21:30: Male/female usage changeover time)

* Bathing facilities are available to overnight guests only.

In line with our commitment to the principle of local production for local consumption, we serve Japanese cuisine cooked with a sense of live performance using fresh, premium ingredients (including organic vegetables) from Tokachi and elsewhere in Hokkaido.

The hotel has 11 guest rooms with different color tones and layouts. The rooms have names from novels and other literary works.

Raffine Aromatherapy Salon

This is a genuine aromatherapy salon supervised by Chiyoko Kusakabe, one of Japan’s leading phytotherapists and aromatherapists. All options, along with the treatment techniques and oils used, are custom-tailored based on counseling in order to offer a personalized level of hospitality. The extent of treatment for specific parts of the body and the whole body can be chosen depending on individual preference. Treatment also helps to realign musculoskeletal structure, thereby easing fatigue.

Aroma lounge

Treatment oil

Chiyoko Kusakabe

All oils used in the salon are made in France by aromatherapy pioneer Dr. Jean Valnet, and are of medical grade quality. In addition, carrier oils and other products used are all non-chemical and organic. Various skin disorders, such as ultra sensitive skin, can also be treated through our courses that offer both safety and a sense of security.

14:00 – 23:00
* All courses are also available for men.

Facilities

Michi Kusa Bar (five seats)

The bar was named after a work by Natsume Soseki – one of the foremost Japanese novelists of the Meiji era (1868-1912). Guests can enjoy high-quality local sake, wine, shochu distilled spirit and more.
Daiginjo, the highest grade of sake, along with Sanyoan’s original label and Kagoshima Prefecture’s prized Seiko-udoku shochu (distilled from sweet potatoes) are also available. At night, the bar affords great views of the illuminated Tokachi Chuo Bridge over the Tokachi River.

Ryoshu Library

Sanyo’s spirit of hospitality is related to the Japanese saying Seiko udoku, which can be translated as “Farm when it’s sunny, read when it rains.” The library showcases Japanese and overseas literary works, including those after which the hotel’s 11 guest rooms were named. Publications on the natural features of Hokkaido and Tokachi are also available. Immersing yourself in reading or listening to music and forgetting the passage of time can be fun. This is a luxurious experience exclusive to Sanyoan.

Sanyoan Shop

CDs of healing music are also available, including ambient works entitled Ongaku Kiko Tokachino and Tokachi no Mori (EM-JAGA labels) composed by Junichi Kamiyama with Tokachi’s pristine natural environment as inspiration.

Access

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A shuttle service is available.

A free shuttle service is available between Sanyoan and JR Obihiro Station/Tokachi-Obihiro Airport. Please feel free to ask for more information.
* Note that shuttle services do not run regularly; reservations should be made by the day before arrival/departure.

	Pick-up time	Drop-off time
Tokachi-Obihiro Airport	Airport: 15:40	Sanyoan: 10:50
JR Obihiro Station	Station: 14:40 or 16:45	Sanyoan: 9:20 or 10:50

Tokachigawa Hot Spring Sanyoan ? a fine spa resort offering a treat for the five senses

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