Jozankei Onsen: Escape Sapporo for a mountain retreat
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Just over an hour from Sapporo, Hokkaido’s largest city, Jozankei Onsen is an easy mountain escape. Set along the Toyohira River, framed by the peaks of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, the area has served as a sanctuary for geothermal bathing since 1866, when the monk Miizumi Jozan established a healing spa…