Hanamaki Onsen
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June — at its best. Rose garden in full bloom, late May to late June.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
A hot spring resort opened in 1923 in the hills north of Hanamaki. Its rose garden includes a sundial flower bed designed by Kenji Miyazawa.
Nearby
- Kamabuchi Falls ≈ 10 min by car
- Miyazawa Kenji Memorial Museum ≈ 30 min by car
- Narushima Bishamon-do (Mikumano Shrine) ≈ 40 min by car
- Tenshochi Park (Kitakami) ≈ 50 min by car
- Morioka Takuboku & Kenji Seishunkan ≈ 1 h 5 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- June — Rose garden in full bloom, late May to late June
- Getting there
- 20 min by Iwate Kotsu bus from JR Hanamaki Sta. (stop 4); free shuttle for hotel guests (booking needed)
- Fee
- Day bathing ¥1,200 (weekends and holidays ¥1,500)
- Good to know
- Day bathing at Senshu-no-yu and Koyo-no-yu 8:00–10:00 and 12:00–21:00. Rose garden 8:00–17:00 (fee only in late May–mid-October)
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info