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Hakone Hot Springs	# 2   of 14 most visited sights in Hakone
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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. Many more hot spring facilities are found across the hills and valleys of Hakone and along the shores of Lake Ashi. Visitors can enjoy a hot spring bath in public bath houses or ryokan. 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 list of some of Hakone's better baths open to the general public (shown in blue on the map): Yumoto Tenzan Hours: 9:00 to 23:00 (entry until 22:00) Admission: 1200 yen Collection of nicely done hot spring pools, most of which are outdoors at the foot of a wooded slope. The bath house is a beautiful traditional Japanese style building. A short walk from Oku-Yumoto Iriguchi bus stop (bus line K). Hakone Kamon Daytime Hours: 10:30 to 21:00 Daytime Admission: 1940 yen Overnight Stay: From 9,000 yen per person with two meals Multiple outdoor baths made of stone and wood including sauna and baths made of large ceramic pots. A cup of tea is served after the bath. Short shuttle bus ride from Yumoto Station (100 yen). Yunosato Okada Hours: 6:00 to 9:00 and 11:00 to 23:00 Admission: 1400 yen (1000 yen before 9:00) Various pools, most of which are outdoors. Nice views of the valley can be enjoyed from the bath house, but unfortunately not from the pools. 10 minute shuttle bus ride from Yumoto Station (100 yen). Begonia Garden - Himeshara no Yu Hours: 10:00 to 20:00 (entry until 19:15) Admission: 1050 yen (600 yen after 18:00) Located adjacent to the Hakone Begonia Garden, this public bath house offers gender separated, somewhat attractive outdoor pools with views onto some trees and unremarkable indoor pools. There are lots of English signs. Kappa Tengoku Daytime Hours: 10:00 to 22:00 Daytime Admission: 750 yen Overnight Stay: From 3,300 yen per person without meals Outdoor baths in the wooded slope just above Yumoto Station. The wooden bath house is slightly run-down but remains atmospheric. A five minute walk from the station. Yumoto Fujiya Hotel Daytime Hours: 12:00 to 20:00 Daytime Admission: 1800 yen Overnight Stay: From 15,000 yen per person including 2 meals Not to be confused with the historic Fujiya Hotel further up the valley, the Yumoto Fujiya Hotel opens its baths to non-staying guests. The admission fee seems steep considering the hotel's rather average indoor and outdoor baths without views. Across the river from Yumoto Station. Miyanoshita Rakuyujurin Shizenkan Hours: 10:00 to 19:00 (closed Wednesdays) Admission: 2500 yen Attractively located on the densely wooded, steep slope of the valley with outdoor baths on wooden terraces. This bath house is old and atmospheric, if overpriced. A few steps from Hotel-mae bus stop. Kowakudani Hotel Kowakien Yunessun Hours: 9:00 to 19:00 (Mori nu Yu until 20:00) Admission: 1800 yen (Yunessun), 1000 yen (Mori no Yu), 2600 yen (both) Higher prices on weekends, national holidays and during peak seasons More water park than hot spring, this resort is split into two areas: "Yunessun" with themed pools and water attractions (bathing suits required), and "Mori No Yu" with traditional hot spring baths (no bathing suits). Located across the street from Hotel Kowakien. Sengoku Hakone Green Plaza Hotel Daytime Hours: 12:00 to 15:00 (closed 1st and 3rd Thu each month) Daytime Admission: 1600 yen Overnight Stay: From 15,000 yen per person including 2 meals This hotel's large rotemburo (outdoor baths) are some of the surprisingly few baths in Hakone that have views of Mount Fuji on clear days. A short walk from Ubako Station along the Hakone Ropeway. Ratings:    best of the best    best of Japan    outstanding Any Questions? Ask them in our question forum.

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English Links

Hotel Kowakien Yunessun Official English website. Yunosato Okada Official English website. Yumoto Fujiya Hotel Official English website. Hotel Green Plaza English PDF pamphlet.

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Hotel Kowakien Yunessun Official website. Rakuyujurin Shizenkan Official website. Hakone Kamon Official website. Tenzan Official website. Hotel Green Plaza Official website. Yunosato Okada Official website. Kappa Tengoku Official website. Yumoto Fujiya Hotel Official website. Begonia Garden - Himeshara no Yu Official website.