Jigokudani (Hell Valley)

Admission
入場料
Free ※Parking 500yen/day
無料 ※駐車場1日500円
Opening Hours
営業時間
-
Closed
定休日・休業期間
-
Contact
問い合わせ
0143-84-3311
Notes
備考
Numerous onsens in area
Walking paths
温泉街 遊歩道あり
Location /
Getting There
所在地・アクセス
〒 059-0551 Hokkaido, Noboribetsu Onsen Town
〒059-0551  北海道登別市登別温泉町


Main walkway into the center

If you enjoy boiling sulfuric hot springs, volcanic steam plumes & hiking paths, then this is the place for you! As the name suggests, Jigokudanai, or better known as ‘Hell Valley’, is a 24-acre smoking crater of geothermal activity, created by a volcanic eruption 20,000 years ago. It is just a few minutes walk from the Noboribetsu Onsen district. Noboribetsu is also home to a shrine that is dedicated to Enma, the king of hell, which is an appropriate place for it. There is a chance to meet this formidable deity during the Jigoku Hell Festival during August.


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Okunoyu

Jigokudani can be explored via boardwalks and hiking trails that run through park. This eight kilometer network brings viewers to all areas of the valley. The sights will greet you, as well as the sulphur emanating the air, as you stroll along the boardwalks. Explore the sights, such as Tessen Pond (an 80° bubbling sulfur pool), or Okunoyu, and Oyunuma (small thermal lakes bubbling hot mud). Oyunuma flows into a warm volcanic river called Oyunumagawa, where visitors can place their feet along the trail. This river flows through the old forests making for some great sights.