Yamanashi Kofu City
An inn to enjoy luxurious free-flowing natural hot springs and a beautiful 3,000-tsubo Japanese garden
"Tokiwa Hotel" is a hotel and ryokan in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It has its own hot spring source from Yumura Onsen, which boasts a history of 1,200 years since its opening, and guests can fully enjoy its abundant waters in the large public bath, open-air bath, and even the private open-air baths in the detached rooms. Its Japanese garden, spanning about 3,000 tsubo, reveals beauty in every season, and along with views of Mt. Fuji and the Southern Alps, it offers a refined and elegant stay. With exquisite dishes made from local ingredients and attentive hospitality, you can spend a truly relaxing and luxurious time here.
A striking indoor bath with a dignified atmosphere made using black granite, and a rock open-air bath set in a beautiful Japanese garden. The spacious indoor bath, lit by sunlight streaming in through the large windows, lets you enjoy the hot spring in a relaxed, open atmosphere. In the open-air bath, you can spend an exceptional moment while feeling the pleasant breeze and the garden's natural surroundings.
A spacious indoor bath framed by red granite, and a cypress open-air bath filled with the fragrance of wood. Abundant natural light from the large windows brightens the bathhouse. In the open-air bath, where you can be soothed by the gentle warmth of cypress, you can enjoy an elegant long soak while feeling the smooth texture of this famous spring, said to have also healed Lord Shingen.
A private open-air bath provided as an exclusive space in the detached guest rooms. Depending on the room, the bath is designed differently, with options such as cypress, ceramic, or stage-style construction. The ryokan uses its abundant natural hot spring source at 100% free flow, offering the ultimate indulgence. You can enjoy the essence of Yumura Onsen at your own pace, whenever you like, to your heart's content.
Irregular Holidays
Yamanashi
An overnight onsen highlighted by a source-fed cold plunge and löyly heatwave
Yamanashi
Relax in front of the magnificent view of Fuji, with mineral-rich natural hot spring water and an exceptional spring-water cold plunge bath
Yamanashi
A public bath hotel proud of its carefully crafted in-house herb bath and 100% Mt. Fuji spring water cold plunge bath
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
64 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.
