Kamuiwakka Onsen

Kamuiwakka Onsen Review

Kamui means "spirit" or "god" in the Ainu language, and there's something wondrous, almost otherworldly, about this tumbling hot waterfall on the north shore under Io-zan (Mt. Io, as in Sulphur Mountain). Hot water rushes down the mountain through a series of multicolor falls and pools. Wear shoes that can get wet as you will scramble up over slippery rocks to a couple of pools higher upstream; park staff are there to help you up down and caution you not to go much farther than the roped-off third pool. Access in summer is by bus only: get tickets at the Nature Center, not at Shiretoko Goko.