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Hakone Onsen

Hakone, Kanagawa♨ About 20 types, including alkaline simple springs, sodium chloride springs, calcium sulfate springs and sulfur springs (varies by source)

Overview

A hot spring area close to the Tokyo metropolitan area, about 85 minutes from Shinjuku on the Romancecar. About 20 spring types well up across the 17 hot spring areas known as the Hakone Seventeen Springs. Day-use hot springs are concentrated in Hakone-Yumoto, the gateway to Hakone.

The 17 hot spring areas, including Yumoto, Tonosawa, Miyanoshita, Gora, Sengokuhara and Lake Ashi, are scattered through the mountains, with about 25,000 tons of water welling up each day. Around Hakone-Yumoto Station there are day-use facilities and a town-run public bath, so you can stop by before or after sightseeing. A classic way to get around is to combine the Hakone Tozan Train, the ropeway and the pirate ship with the Hakone Freepass.

Location: Hakone, Kanagawa
Best time to visit: In autumn, the pampas grass fields of Sengokuhara
Official website: https://www.hakone.or.jp/
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Nearby area

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Tickets & tours you can book in advancePR

PRKlookHakone FreepassFrom Shinjuku or Odawara. Unlimited rides on the Hakone Tozan Train, cable car, ropeway, pirate ship and buses in the Hakone areaView on Klook

Day-Use Baths

Baths you can visit without staying

Public baths, day-use spas and foot baths open to non-staying visitors.

Day-use spa

Hakone Yuryo

Price: Adults: weekdays ¥1,700, weekends and holidays ¥2,000; elementary school students ¥1,000 (as of October 2026)
Hours: Weekdays 10:00–20:00 (last admission 19:00), weekends and holidays 10:00–21:00 (last admission 20:00)
Closed: Open all year round (closed on irregular maintenance days)
Private bath: Private open-air bath rooms, Hanare Yuya Kaden, available (from ¥9,400 per room for 120 minutes; reserve by phone)
Note: Children under elementary school age cannot use the large bath building
Official site: https://www.hakoneyuryo.jp/price/

Day-use spa

Tenzan Tohji-kyo

Price: Adults ¥1,450, children (age 1 to elementary school) ¥700 (as of October 2026)
Hours: 9:00–23:00 (last admission 22:00)
Closed: Open daily (closed for about 5 days in mid-December)
Note: Cash only
Official site: https://tenzan.jp/tenzan/

Public bath

Yasakayu

Price: Adults ¥650, children ¥300 (as of October 2026)
Hours: 9:00–20:30
Closed: Every Thursday (occasional temporary closures)
Note: A public bath run by Hakone Town
Official site: https://www.town.hakone.kanagawa.jp/www/contents/1100000001589/index.html

Prices and hours are as of the date shown and may change, with occasional closures. Check each facility’s official website before you go.

🖋 If you have tattoos

Varies by facility, so please check with each one. Some facilities allow bathing if tattoos are covered with cover stickers

🔒 Private baths and in-room baths

Hakone Yuryo has private open-air bath rooms available to day visitors (reserve by phone)

Spring

Spring type and features

♨ About 20 types, including alkaline simple springs, sodium chloride springs, calcium sulfate springs and sulfur springs (varies by source)

According to Hakone Navi, the simple springs of Yumoto and Tonosawa are said to be good for beautiful skin and relaxation, and the chloride springs for poor circulation and recovery from fatigue

Etiquette

Bathing etiquette

✓Rinse yourself with hot water (kakeyu) and wash your body before getting into the bath
✓Do not put your towel in the bath water
✓Tie up long hair so it does not touch the water
✓Do not take photos in the bathing area

Sights

Nearby sights

Soun-ji Temple

Founded in 1521. Home to the gravestones of five generations of the Hojo clan and a dry landscape rock garden

Tamadare Falls and Hien Falls

Two waterfalls in the garden of Tenseien in Hakone-Yumoto

Yumoto Kenban

Holds the geisha show Meet Geisha every day except Mondays and Thursdays

Tips

Good to know

!Hakone Yuryo runs a free shuttle bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station
!The Hakone Freepass gives unlimited rides on the Hakone Tozan Train, the ropeway, the pirate ship and more
!Hakone Yuryo charges higher prices on weekends and holidays

Access

Nearest station / bus stop: Hakone-Yumoto Station (Odakyu Romancecar, Hakone Tozan Railway)
From major cities and airports: Shinjuku: Odakyu Romancecar (About 85 minutes (73 minutes at the fastest))
Tokyo: Tokaido Shinkansen to Odawara Station, then transfer to the Hakone Tozan Railway (About 35 minutes + about 15 minutes)
Haneda Airport: Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus (About 130 minutes)

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Travel Passes

Travel passes for getting there

🎫 Combo ticket

Hakone Freepass

Tokyo & Around ・ 2 or 3 days (counted in calendar days, with the first day of use as day 1; not 48 hours)

From ¥7,100

🎫 Combo ticket

Fuji Hakone Pass

Tokyo & Around ・ 3 days (counted in calendar days, with the purchase date as day 1)

From ¥11,100

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Events

Events and festivals in Hakone

January

Hakone Ekiden (Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race)

Tokyo & Around ・ Hakone

Every year on January 2 (outbound) and January 3 (return)

103rd race: Jan 2, 2027 (Sat) outbound, Jan 3 (Sun) return

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Attractions

Attractions in Hakone

Experience

Hakone Kowakien Yunessun

Tokyo & Around ・ Hakone / Kowakidani

A hot spring theme park in Kowakidani, Hakone. It has two areas: "Yunessun," a hot spring and spa area where you wear swimsuits, and "Mori no Yu," a day-use hot spring where you bathe without clothes. Families and groups can enjoy Hakone's hot springs regardless of the weather.

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Prices, hours, tattoo policies and spring types are based on official facility, municipal and tourism association information. They can change, so check the official websites before you go.

Last checked: 2026-10-08

Hakone Onsen

Overview