Hokkaido Hakodate City
Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel Banso
A modern inn with a wide array of baths and three saunas for savoring Yunokawa Onsen to the full
- Yunokawa Onsen
- Natural Hot Spring
- Sauna Available
- Cold Bath Available
About Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel Banso
Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel Banso is a modern onsen hotel in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Its main bathhouse, Yugura, is designed around the idea of an onsen living room, and a varied line-up of baths, including an open-air bath, ceramic urn baths and a reclining bath, lets you savor Yunokawa’s celebrated waters to your heart’s content. There are three saunas: a dry Bona sauna wrapped in soft heat, plus a mist sauna and a steam room, both gently scented with aroma oils. After bathing, you can unwind in style at the Yugura Lounge, fragrant with tatami and wood. A buffet showcasing the bounty of Hokkaido’s sea and land and a retro-modern setting with an exotic, cosmopolitan air add to the appeal.
Hot SpringONSEN
Natural onsen (main bathhouse)
A natural onsen drawing on Yunokawa Onsen, with a history of more than 350 years. The clear, colorless water feels silky on the skin, and as a chloride spring it holds its warmth well, so you stay warm long after bathing. Along with an airy open-air bath, a varied line-up that includes ceramic urn baths and a reclining bath lets you savor this storied spring to the fullest.
SaunaSAUNA
Aroma steam room
A steam room filled with warm steam and a soothing aroma. Surrender your whole body to the soft steam and you slowly warm through to the core. Even those who find the heat of a dry sauna too much can relax here without strain.
Dry sauna
A Bona sauna, with the heater tucked away beneath the benches. Soft heat fills the room, so you can take your time working up a sweat without feeling short of breath. In the quiet you can turn fully inward and come out refreshed in body and mind.
Aroma mist sauna
A wonderfully moist mist sauna with a pleasant aroma. A fine mist gently envelops your whole body, moisturizing skin and hair while coaxing out a gentle sweat. Soothed by the rich scent, you can sink into deep relaxation.
Cold BathCOLD BATH
Cold Bath
A cold plunge that gently cools the body after the heat. The pleasant chill pulls the body taut and leaves you wonderfully refreshed. Afterward, you can rest at your leisure in the open-air area, where the air feels crisp and clean, or in the Yugura Lounge, a cool-down area blending Japanese and Western styles with sofas set on tatami. In this generously spacious place to unwind, far from the bustle of daily life, you can savor to the full a blissful moment of totonou, that state of deep, settled relaxation.
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Facility Information
- Address
- 1-15-3 Yukawa-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 042-0932
- Business Hours
- 15:00〜00:00/05:00〜09:30
*Saunas open until 23:00 [Day visits] Mon–Fri 15:00–21:00, Sat, Sun & holidays 12:30–21:00
- Closed Days
- Irregular Holidays
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- No Tattoos
- Official Website
- View official site
Access
By car
- Hakodate Airport: about 10 min
- JR Hakodate Station: about 15 min
- Hakodate Ferry Terminal: about 25 min
- JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station: about 50 min
By train and bus
- Hakodate Airport: about 8 min by bus (Yunokawa Onsen stop)
- Sapporo: about 3 hr 40 min on the Super Hokuto limited express → about 30 min by streetcar from JR Hakodate Station (Yunokawa Onsen stop)
- Shin-Aomori: about 1 hr by shinkansen → about 65 min by bus from JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (Yunokawa Onsen stop)
- Morioka: about 2 hr by shinkansen → about 65 min by bus from JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (Yunokawa Onsen stop)
- Sendai: about 3 hr by shinkansen → about 65 min by bus from JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (Yunokawa Onsen stop)
- JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station: about 17 min by JR → about 30 min by streetcar or about 20 min by bus from JR Hakodate Station (Yunokawa Onsen stop)
About a 5–6 minute walk from the Yunokawa Onsen streetcar and bus stops. Parking in 4 lots with 90 spaces in total
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