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Hakone Yumoto

Hakone has been one of Japan's most popular hot spring resorts for centuries. Nowadays, more than a dozen springs provide hot spring water to the many bath houses and ryokan in the Hakone region.

Yumoto, at the entrance to the Hakone area near Odawara, is Hakone's most famous hot spring with a particularly long history, high quality water and numerous baths and inns. But many more hot spring baths can be found in the valleys and mountains of Hakone and at the shores of Lake Ashi.

Visitors can enjoy a hot spring bath in a public bath house or ryokan, as many ryokan open their baths not only to staying guests but also to daytime visitors. While staying guests can use the baths for free, daytime visitors pay an admission fee of typically between 500 and 2000 Yen.

Below is a small selection of baths, which are open to the general public (shown as blue marks on the map):

Yumoto:

Tenzan
Collection of nicely done hot spring pools, mostly outdoors at the foot of a wooded slope. The bath house is a beautiful traditional Japanese style building.
Open daily 9:00 to 22:00; 1200 Yen; Short walk from "Oku-Yumoto Iriguchi" bus stop (5 minutes, 220 Yen from Yumoto Station along the Old Tokaido)

Yu No Sato Okada
Various pools, mainly outdoors. Nice views of the valley can be enjoyed from the bath house, but unfortunately not from the pools.
Open daily 11:00 to 23:00; 1600 Yen on weekdays, 1800 Yen on weekends/holidays; 10 minute hotel shuttle bus ride from Yumoto Station (100 Yen) to Okada Hotel

Hakone No Yu
Several pools, some with massage jets, mainly outdoors, but without view.
Open daily 10:00 to 22:00; 1000 Yen; A few steps from "Dai No Chaya" bus stop (5 minutes, 220 Yen from Yumoto Station along the Old Tokaido)

Kappa Tengoku
Outdoor baths in the wooded slope just above Yumoto Station. The wooden bath house is slightly run-down but atmospheric.
Open daily 10:00 to 22:00; 750 Yen; Less than 5 minutes on foot, just behind Hakone-Yumoto Station

Miyanoshita:

Rakuyujurin Shizenkan
Very attractively located on the densely wooded, steep slope of the valley. Outdoor baths on wooden terraces. Old, atmospheric bath house, but overpriced.
Open daily 10:00 to 20:00, closed on Wednesdays; 2500 Yen; 5 minute walk from "Hotel-mae" bus stop and the Fujiya Hotel or a 10 minute walk from Miyanoshita Station.

Kowakidani:

Yunessun
More water park than hot spring, Yunessun features dozens of themed pools and water attractions (bathing suit required), while the "Mori No Yu" section is a Japanese style hot spring bath (to be enjoyed naked).
Open daily 9:00 to 19:00 (to 18:00 in winter), Mori No Yu until 20:00; 3000 Yen (Yunessun), 1600 Yen (Mori No Yu), 3500 Yen (combined), higher prices on weekends/season; A few steps from Yunessun or Kowakien bus stop (20 minutes, 560 Yen from Yumoto Station).

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Yu No Sato Okada
English version of the official website.
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