Onsen in Kanagawa
28 hot springs, 17 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 11 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Kanagawa
Narrow it down
Tattoos are fine here
Nanasawaso
七沢荘
Visited · No.9OK in a private bath (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Tenzan Tohji-kyo
天山湯治郷
Visited · No.8Tattoos OK (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hakone Yuryo
箱根湯寮
Tattoos OK (day visit)Private bath
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun
箱根小涌園ユネッサン
OK if covered (day visit)
Hakone Kowakien Motoyu Mori no Yu
箱根小涌園 元湯 森の湯
OK if covered (day visit)Private bath
Yoshiike Ryokan
箱根湯本温泉 吉池旅館
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu
箱根小涌園 天悠
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Hakone Hotel Kowakien
箱根ホテル小涌園
Policy not published (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Kowakien Mikawaya Ryokan
箱根小涌園 三河屋旅館
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Gora Hanaougi
強羅花扇
Tattoos OK (overnight)Private bath
Hakone Gora Onsen Kinoyu Setsugetsuka
箱根強羅温泉 季の湯 雪月花
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Susukinohara Ichinoyu
仙石原 ススキの原 一の湯
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
KAI Hakone
界 箱根
Tattoos OK (overnight)Private bath
Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
湯本富士屋ホテル
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Suishoen
箱根・翠松園
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori
箱根・芦ノ湖 はなをり
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Tonosawa Ichinoyu Honkan
塔ノ沢 一の湯本館
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Nanasawaso
七沢荘
Visited · No.9OK in a private bath (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Tenzan Tohji-kyo
天山湯治郷
Visited · No.8Tattoos OK (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Kappa Tengoku
箱根湯本温泉 かっぱ天国
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Yoshiike Ryokan
箱根湯本温泉 吉池旅館
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Hotel Kowakien
箱根ホテル小涌園
Policy not published (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Yumoto Tenseien
箱根湯本 天成園
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Susukinohara Ichinoyu
仙石原 ススキの原 一の湯
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Mount View Hakone (Kawawaki-no-yu)
川涌の湯 マウントビュー箱根
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
湯本富士屋ホテル
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hotel Okada
ホテルおかだ
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Tonosawa Ichinoyu Honkan
塔ノ沢 一の湯本館
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Ranked by what you are after
We score every onsen the same way — the view from the water, the water itself, comfort, how far it sits from a town, and how easy it is to reach — then weight those differently depending on what you want.
Best for the view
What you can see from the water.
- Ryuguden HonkanVisited4.5
- Hakone Kowakien Ten-yuVisited4.1
- Hakone Ashinoko HanaoriVisited4.1
- ShumeikanVisited4.0
- Tenzan Tohji-kyoVisited3.8
- Mount View Hakone (Kawawaki-no-yu)Visited3.8
- KAI HakoneVisited3.8
- Hakone Hotel KowakienVisited3.7
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- ShumeikanVisited4.9
- Centurion Hotel & Spa Hakone BetteiVisited4.7
- NanasawasoVisited4.5
- Mount View Hakone (Kawawaki-no-yu)Visited4.5
- Tenzan Tohji-kyoVisited4.3
- Gora HanaougiVisited4.3
- Susukinohara IchinoyuVisited4.1
- Hakone Kowakien Mikawaya RyokanVisited4.0
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Hakone YuryoVisited4.4
- Hakone Hotel KowakienVisited4.4
- Hakone Ashinoko HanaoriVisited4.4
- Tenzan Tohji-kyoVisited4.3
- Hakone Kowakien Ten-yuVisited4.3
- Gora HanaougiVisited4.3
- Hakone Kowakien Motoyu Mori no YuVisited4.2
- Hakone Gora Onsen Kinoyu SetsugetsukaVisited4.1
Best for a whole day
Somewhere you can stay put from morning to night.
- Tenzan Tohji-kyoVisited4.4
- Hakone Kowakien Ten-yuVisited4.4
- Gora HanaougiVisited4.4
- Yunosato OkadaVisited4.4
- KAI HakoneVisited4.4
- Hakone SuishoenVisited4.4
- Hakone YuryoVisited4.3
- Hakone Hotel KowakienVisited4.3
Every onsen we have checked in Kanagawa
Nanasawaso
七沢荘
Visited · No.9OK in a private bath (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Tenzan Tohji-kyo
天山湯治郷
Visited · No.8Tattoos OK (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hakone Yuryo
箱根湯寮
Tattoos OK (day visit)Private bath
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun
箱根小涌園ユネッサン
OK if covered (day visit)
Hakone Kowakien Motoyu Mori no Yu
箱根小涌園 元湯 森の湯
OK if covered (day visit)Private bath
Yunosato Okada
湯の里おかだ
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Private bath
Kappa Tengoku
箱根湯本温泉 かっぱ天国
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone no Yu
湯遊び処 箱根の湯
Policy not published (day visit)
Ryuguden Honkan
絶景日帰り温泉 龍宮殿本館
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)
Izumi
箱根湯本日帰り温泉 和泉
Policy not published (day visit)
Himenoyu
箱根大平台温泉組合 姫之湯
Policy not published (day visit)
Shumeikan
姥子温泉 秀明館
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)
Yoshiike Ryokan
箱根湯本温泉 吉池旅館
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu
箱根小涌園 天悠
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Hakone Hotel Kowakien
箱根ホテル小涌園
Policy not published (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Yumoto Tenseien
箱根湯本 天成園
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Kowakien Mikawaya Ryokan
箱根小涌園 三河屋旅館
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Gora Hanaougi
強羅花扇
Tattoos OK (overnight)Private bath
Hakone Gora Onsen Kinoyu Setsugetsuka
箱根強羅温泉 季の湯 雪月花
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Centurion Hotel & Spa Hakone Bettei
センチュリオンホテル&スパ 箱根別邸
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath
Susukinohara Ichinoyu
仙石原 ススキの原 一の湯
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Mount View Hakone (Kawawaki-no-yu)
川涌の湯 マウントビュー箱根
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
KAI Hakone
界 箱根
Tattoos OK (overnight)Private bath
Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
湯本富士屋ホテル
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hotel Okada
ホテルおかだ
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakone Suishoen
箱根・翠松園
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori
箱根・芦ノ湖 はなをり
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath
Tonosawa Ichinoyu Honkan
塔ノ沢 一の湯本館
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Planning a trip to Kanagawa
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Day-pass tickets and coupons for KanagawaAsoview (Japanese-language site) ↗Fixed-price airport transfer to KanagawaAirport Taxi (English) ↗
About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.
Why not the train: the last leg to an onsen is usually a local bus with nowhere to put a suitcase. A fixed-price car is booked in English and quoted before you travel, tolls and fuel included.
