Nature Scenery Public Hot Spring Bath
～ Yugawara Onsen, open for 1,500 years
a blessing of nature free flowing from the soft hot spring source waters ～
We provide high-quality, clean, safe, and plenty free-flowing hot springs from
Yugawara with a source water temperature of 60℃.
Soft water from a simple alkaline spring
Since the Nara period,
it has been beloved in the Man’yo world as a soft hot spring that is gentle on the skin.
The Yugawara source waters have continuously healed visitors.
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Ashikari Onsen
From the Nara period and the Man’yo times of more than 1,500 years, the source waters of Yugawara have been beloved as a soft hot spring that is gentle on the skin and has continuously healed visitors.
We hope you will relieve your daily stress and fatigue and experience a feeling of peace and relaxation both physically and mentally. Yugawara Onsen boasts an abundant output.
The spring quality is a soft, simple alkaline spring. It is a hot spring that has a high skin-beautifying effect, promotes various health effects such as neuralgia, and is gentle on the skin and soul. Soak in the large bathtubs of luxurious hot spring water to heal your mind and body.
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Open-air public bath
Surrounded by nature in each of the four seasons, it presents a grand sense of openness. You can feel the atmosphere of the four seasons, forgetting the passage of time, enjoying the distant view of the Hakone Mountains’ outer rim, the wind whistling through the trees, and the singing of wild birds nearby.
In the open-air public bath, you can relax and enjoy the spacious and still hot water.
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Yawara Yu Large Public Bath
At the large hot spring bath, you can relax and enjoy the spacious and quiet hot water.
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Nature of spring and health indications:
Sodium/calcium － chloride/sulfate spring Mildly alkaline and hypotonic High temperature Neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, stiff shoulders, motor paralysis, joint stiffness, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive diseases, hemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, recovering after illness, relief from fatigue, health promotion, cuts, burns, chronic skin diseases, weak or sick children, chronic gynecological diseases, arteriosclerosis
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History of Yugawara Onsen
Yugawara Onsen is a famous hot spring with a history of 1,500 years starting in the Nara period. It is the only hot spring resort that is written of in the Man'yoshu book of poetry. Man'yoshu Volume 14
"There are no words in the world for the hot springs that flow out into the river of Toi in Ashigara." ~Like the hot springs in Yugawara gushing from the riverbanks, he said he thought of me, however…~ -
Open-air public baths Tsubaki no Yu / Tachibana no Yu incorporating natural scenery
Tsubaki no Yu
A large open-air bath made of rust granite with a graceful and calm view of overflowing with Japanese atmosphere, featuring a view of the Hakone outer rim mountains in the distance. In this spacious and relaxing space, you can enjoy the soft hot waters of Yugawara.
* Bathing times: 3 p.m. to 10 a.m. the following morning: Men/women switched daily
A large open-air bath with a view for which the gentleness of granite and cypress create a sense of peace. In the front garden, we have prepared a porcelain deck where you can enjoy a relaxing break. The walls inside the bathhouse are made of Komatsuishi stone from Manazuru. While looking at the incorporated inner garden, you can surrender yourself to the waters of Yugawara.
* Bathing times: 3 p.m. to 10 a.m. the following morning: Men/women switched daily
