Noboribetsu Travel Guide

 aukahkay Says:  Imagine going to hell in Hokkaido? Hell Valley (Jigokudani) is so named because of the spewing sulphurous streams, sulphur fumes and other volcanic activity. I was particularly intrigued by a signboard which said that the water from Hell Valley is good for curing eye... 

 hanbert Says:  Maintain approx 160 bears into 2 confined areas, one is for the adult bear and the other is the young bear. You can buy bear snack from the farm to feed them, they will display all sorts of action (waving, standing on one foot, rolling, etc) to get your attention and food.To... 

 hanbert Says:  Also known as Hell Vally, strong sulfurous streams venting out from the earth. It forms a interesting sight during winter when hottest area cover with steam and the further area covers with snowBefore the road into the helly vally, there is a local guide office, you can... 

 sunnywong Says:  Jigokudani or "Hell Valley" is a spectacular, appropriately named valley, which displays hot steam vents, sulfurous streams and other volcanic activities. It is one source of Noboribetsu's hot spring waters. From the valley, there are attractive hiking trails through the... 

 sycyuen Says:  You may think that bears are wild. They could be cute as well. In the bear farm, you could feed them with food (some cookies or carrots, 100 yen/bag). They return you by some funny gestures. Yes, all bear may have different funny actions.There is a bear museum in this farm.... 

 sycyuen Says:  There are many souvenir shops in the street. Information centre can be found in the street. Of course, hotels are there, too. The street is not so long. Don't worry.From the street, you could go to bear farm and hell valley easily. Therefore, I recommend you to have a night... 

 sycyuen Says:  Go to Hell. You may find this offensive. Let me explain this.In general, hot springs in Japan are divided into 2 kinds. One is for bath and called "bath". Another is for watch and called "hell". There are quite a number of hotels around Hell Valley in Noboribetsu. Don't... 

 Fish_Fish Says:  Jigoxudani is an volcano that has been exploded 10,000 years ago. The size is over 450 meter wide. There are still lot of steam coming out. Tourist can freely visit there 30 years ago but fence was built and only design route for tourist becasue of the safy reason. 

 vincentf Says:  It is a recreated ancient Japanese village with a main theme on ninjas. A must-see attraction is a live-action show on ninjas. Unfortunately, the narration is in Japanese. 

 vincentf Says:  Observe the main hot spring area of Noboribetsu. There is a spoon where you can actually sample the bubbling groundwater on the edge of the hot spring area. A souvenir shop at the entrance sells various unique items including volcanic ash soap, shampoo and spa water. 

 vincentf Says:  This is where most Hong Kong tour operators will take you to sample the famed Hokkaido crabs and other seafood taken around this area. Each crab will cost you 10,000yen each. Putting the crab into a hot pot (shabu shabu). The soup is absolutely marvellous.