Koganezaki Furofushi Onsen
黄金崎不老ふ死温泉
A reddish-brown open-air hot spring on rocks by the Sea of Japan, where waves almost reach you as you soak. It is the most famous photo-spot onsen along the Gono Line.
Koganezaki Furofushi Onsen is on the Koganezaki coast in Fukaura. Its signature feature is a gourd-shaped open-air bath built on seaside rocks. The iron-rich spring water has a reddish-brown color. Soaking in the pool, you face the Sea of Japan, and spray almost reaches the edge of the pool. In the evening you can watch the sunset sink into the sea. The seaside open-air baths include a mixed-gender pool and a women-only pool, while the indoor baths are inside the inn. A day's bathing costs about 600 to 700 yen. The seaside open-air baths are generally open from 8:00 to 16:00, with last admission before sunset. They may close temporarily in rough weather. Getting there: alight at Yasuri Station on the JR Gono Line, where the inn runs a shuttle bus (reservation or timetable required). By car from Aomori City, it takes about 2 hours. It can be combined with the Juniko Lakes and Senjojiki Coast in a Gono Line day trip.
Opening hours
Seaside open-air bath approx. 08:00–16:00 (closed in rough seas); indoor bath 08:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Juniko Lakes & Aoike Pond
- Gono Line Resort Shirakami & Senjojiki Coast
- Mount Iwaki
- Iwakiyama Shrine
- Tsuru-no-Mai Bridge
- Hirosaki Apple Park
- Fujita Memorial Garden
- Hirosaki Castle & Hirosaki Park