Hot Spring

In 1950, Mr. Kakuichi kougami, then mayor of Biei Town, succeeded in drilling after many hardships, and colorless hot water of 48°C (118.4℉) gushed out from 399m (436yd) under the ground. The hot spring was named “Shirogane Onsen” (white gold hot spring) after Mr. Kakuichi kougami, then mayor of Biei Town, who said, “This hot spring is so precious that it should be called platinum that came from the bottom of the earth. The road from downtown Biei to Biei Shirogane Onsen is called Shirakaba Kaido (white birch road) because it is lined with 4 km (4,374yd)-long birch forests that grew wild after the mudflow from the eruption of Mount Tokachi in 1926.

Spring quality	sodium・calcium・magnesium・Sulfate・Chloride springs
temperature	46℃(114.8℉)～ 55℃(131℉)
Indications	Shirogane’s hot spring is said to be “the hot spring of forgetting the cane”、It is said to be effective for neuralgia, myalgia, arthralgia,frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, joint stiffness,outbreaks, sprains, chronic digestive disorders,　hemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, convalescence after illness,Fatigue recovery, health promotion, cuts,burns, chronic skin diseases, frail constitution, chronic gynecological diseases and arteriosclerosis.