Kanagawa Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo District
A blissful bathing experience created by the spectacular open-air views of Yugasayama and the five private springs
"Yunosato Okada" is a day-use hot spring facility perched on the hillside of Yugasayama in Hakone-machi, Kanagawa Prefecture, and is known for its sweeping views. Guests can enjoy abundant natural hot spring water that gushes from five private springs on the property across 17 different baths, including rock baths and bubble baths. The sauna is located in the men's bath and features automatic löyly every 30 minutes, making it a serious Finnish-style sauna. From the sauna room windows, you can take in Hakone's rich natural scenery, enjoying a liberating, sweat-inducing experience. With a refreshing cold plunge bath using groundwater and outdoor bathing in the fresh air while feeling the pleasant breeze blowing down from the mountains, it offers the ultimate time to refresh your body and mind in harmony with Hakone's nature.
A rich natural hot spring fed by five private springs that bubble up at the foot of Yugasayama. The mildly alkaline simple hot spring is gentle on the skin and warms the body from deep within. With a wide variety of bathing styles, including open-air rock baths, reclining baths, and even waterfall-style baths with free-flowing spring water, you can fully enjoy Hakone's famed waters at your own pace.
A genuine Finnish-style sauna with automatic löyly every 30 minutes. From the sauna room windows, you can look out over the mountains of Hakone and be enveloped in a pleasant heat while feeling the changing seasons of nature. The steam gently yet powerfully warms the entire body and encourages a refreshing sweat, making this the main sauna at Yunosato Okada.
A refreshing cold plunge bath using groundwater. Located in the open-air area, it offers exceptional cooling down while you feel the outdoor air. Its smooth, natural-water feel is distinctive, gently tightening your overheated body after the sauna and bringing a blissful sense of refreshment.
Irregular Holidays
Hakone Yumoto Onsen
Relax at this station-front resort with skin-beautifying hot springs and a body-friendly low-temperature toron sauna
Hakone Yumoto Onsen
An inn where you can walk through a 10,000-tsubo garden and enjoy 100% free-flowing hot spring water from 6 private sources
Hakone Yumoto Onsen
A charming ryokan in Tōnosawa overlooking a rich 70-ton-per-day private spring and the Hayakawa stream
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
57 SELECTIONS
Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
