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Noboribetsu, Hokkaido / 登別地獄谷

Noboribetsu Jigokudani / Hell Valley

An explosion crater about 450 m across, full of steaming vents, that supplies some 10,000 tonnes of hot-spring water a day to Noboribetsu Onsen.

A yellow and white volcanic valley with a wooden boardwalk along the slope
Jigokudani in April (photo taken 2023)Photo: Calistemon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Free entry
Booking
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Before you go

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Opening hours

The lights at the Jigokudani observatory stay on until about 23:00. The area is not closed off, but it is best seen before sunset (English page).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Free.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

Noboribetsu Onsen is about 8 km from JR Noboribetsu Station and 6 km from Noboribetsu-Higashi IC. Limited express to Noboribetsu Station: about 1 h 10 min from Sapporo, 2 h 25 min from Hakodate. Highway buses: Airport-go from New Chitose Airport (reservation required) about 1 hour; Onsen-go from Sapporo (reservation required) about 1 h 20 min.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

Jigokudani car park (1 min on foot): cars 500 yen per day (one entry). The ticket also covers the Oyunuma car park (except in winter).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Accessibility

A wheelchair ramp (maximum gradient 8%) runs from the Park Service Center to the Jigokudani observatory.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Closed, Payment

we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.

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Address: Noboribetsu, Hokkaido (Japanese address: 北海道登別市登別温泉町)

Official site: https://noboribetsu-spa.jp/spot/spot0034/

Location

We have not confirmed the location on an official source yet, so there is no map.

Crowds

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteThe Noboribetsu Tourist Information Center (60 Noboribetsu Onsen-machi, 9:00-17:00, open daily) has English, Chinese and Korean-speaking staff in rotation and multilingual brochures. Luggage storage: 500 yen per large item, 300 yen per small item (9:00-16:45).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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