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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Japan Travel―Visiting Hakone for Onsen Experience

10 Best Onsen Ryokan Hotels in Hakone, Japan (YouTube link)

Hakone, part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, is a very popular destination among Tokyoites, as well as tourists, for its gorgeous scenery around the Mount Fuji (for instance, the Ashi lakes and Owakudani), its many onsens and vacation resorts.

Hakone Onsen 


Hakone (箱根) is one of the most popular onsen ⭐⭐(hot spring) towns and has a history of 1200 years. 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.

Onsen for Daytime Visitors


Below is a list of some of Hakone's better baths open to the general public:

  1. Tenzan (天山湯治郷)
    • 天山 
      • Hours: 9:00 to 23:00 (entry until 22:00)
      • Admission: 1300 yen
    • Other Options
  2. Hakone Yuryo (箱根湯寮)
    • Large Communal Bath
      • Hours: 10:00 to 21:00 (weekends until 22:00), entry ends one hour before closing
      • Admission: 1400 yen
    • Other options
  3. Hakone Kamon (花紋)
  4. Yunosato Okada ()
      • Day Plan
        • Hours: 6:00 to 9:00 and 11:00 to 23:00 (entry until 22:00)
      1. Kappa Tengoku (かっぱ天国)
          • Outdoor Hot Spring
            • Hours: 10:00 to 22:00
            • Admission: 800 yen
          • Other Options
        1. Yumoto Fujiya Hotel (湯本富士屋ホテル)
          • Day Plan (Main communal bath and outdoor bath)
            • Hours: 12:00 to 20:00
            • Admission: 1800 yen
        2. Hotel Kowakien Yunessun (箱根小涌園ユネッサン)
            • Yunessun (Swimsuit Area)
              • Hours: 9:00 to 19:00 (until 21:00 in August)
              • Admission: 2900 yen
            • Mori no Yu (Onsen Area; 森の湯)
              • Hours: 11:00 to 20:00 (until 21:00 in August)
              • Admission: 1900 yen 
          1. Hakone Green Plaza Hotel (ホテルグリーンプラザ箱根)
            • Day-Use 
              • Hours:
                • 13:00 ～18:00 / on Monday & Tuesday & Friday
                • 15:00 ～18:00 / on Wednesday & Thursday
                • 13:00 ～15:00 / on Saturday & Sunday & Holiday & top season (2017/05/03～2017/05/05, 2017/07/15～2017/08/25, 2017/12/28～2018/01/03)
              • Admission: 1,600 yen

          Hakone Green Plaza Hotel (ホテルグリーンプラザ箱根)


          Both the men’s and women’s open-air baths offer a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji. The view from the women’s open-air bath is especially stunning.  To access the hotel, you can take either Hakone Ropeway or Bus.

          Hakone Green Plaza Hotel (ホテルグリーンプラザ箱根)

          Best ONSEN with FUJI view in Japan (YouTube link)
           

          Hakone Yuryo (箱根湯寮)


          Hakone Yuryo is a tasteful public bath opened in spring 2013 on the former site of the Hakone Begonia Garden. The facility features gender segregated indoor and outdoor baths with nice views into the forest. There is also a large selection of private baths (additional fees apply) for families and couples that wish to bath together. A free shuttle bus operates every 10-15 minutes to/from Hakone Yumoto Station.

          Hakone-One Day Trip to Private Onsen (YouTube link)

          Tenzan (天山湯治郷)


          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).

           [温泉] 箱根 天山湯治郷 (YouTube link)

          References

          1. JR Train Time Table
          2. Hakone Japan Travel Guide 
          3. Travel from Tokyo to Hakone 
          4. ENJOY THE SEASONS IN HAKONE BY USING HAKONE FREEPASS (video)
          5. Hakone: Peak Colors (11/16/2016)
          6. Hiking in Hakone
          7. 箱根登山バス
            • Odawara Sta. → Sengoku
          8. Hiking Hakone`s Kintoki Mountain
          9. Odawara Station 
          10. Odakyu
          11. 旅館送迎有料バス（100円）運行時刻表
          12. 箱根湯本温泉旅館送迎シャトルバス
          13. 箱根湯寮
          14. 天山湯治郷
          15. HOTEL GREEN PLAZA HAKONE
            • https://www.hotelgreenplazahakone.com/en-us
          16. Japanese Dictionary and Translator
          17. 10 Best Onsen Ryokan Hotels in Hakone
          18. 10 Best Museums in Hakone to Appreciate Art, History, and Nature
          19. 10 Best Things To Do In Hakone for an Extended Stay
          20. 10 Best Onsen Ryokan and Resorts in Hakone to Relax
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