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Onsen in Yamanashi

9 hot springs, 2 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 1 where you can bathe without staying the night.

Narrow it down

Tattoos are fine here

Ryokan you can visit just for the bath

No overnight stay required.

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.

  1. Benifuji no YuVisited4.7
  2. Fujisan Onsen Hotel KaneyamaenVisited4.7
  3. Hottarakashi OnsenVisited4.5
  4. Fuji Chobo no Yu YurariVisited4.3
  5. Mitama no YuVisited4.2
  6. Fuji Yogan no Yu SensuiVisited4.1
  7. Ishiwari no YuVisited3.4
  8. Ryokan Miyuki OnsenVisited2.7

Best water

For people who care what is actually in the bath.

  1. Fujisan Onsen Hotel KaneyamaenVisited4.3
  2. Benifuji no YuVisited4.2
  3. Ishiwari no YuVisited4.1
  4. Ryokan Miyuki OnsenVisited3.9
  5. Mitama no YuVisited3.8
  6. Fuji Yogan no Yu SensuiVisited3.8
  7. Fuji Chobo no Yu YurariVisited3.5
  8. Hottarakashi OnsenVisited3.5

Easiest to reach

Get there and back without renting a car.

  1. Fujisan Onsen Hotel KaneyamaenVisited4.1
  2. Fuji Chobo no Yu YurariVisited3.9
  3. Ryokan Miyuki OnsenVisited3.8
  4. Benifuji no YuVisited3.6
  5. Fuji Yogan no Yu SensuiVisited3.6
  6. Mitama no YuVisited3.4
  7. Ishiwari no YuVisited3.1
  8. Hottarakashi OnsenVisited2.8

Every onsen we have checked in Yamanashi

Planning a trip to Yamanashi

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