Hakone-Yumoto Onsen
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
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. No seasonal closure recorded.
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 — at its best. Hakone Daimyo Procession, Nov 3 every year.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
The oldest and biggest of Hakone's hot springs, a river town at the station gateway with many inns, shops and day-trip baths.
Too crowded? Similar but quieter: Yugawara Onsen (Manyo Park)
Nearby
- Old Tokaido Stone-Paved Road (Hakone) ≈ 25 min by car
- Hakone Open-Air Museum ≈ 30 min by car
- Odawara Castle ≈ 30 min by car
- MOA Museum of Art ≈ 35 min by car
- Owakudani Valley ≈ 40 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- November — Hakone Daimyo Procession, Nov 3 every year
- Getting there
- Hakone-Yumoto Sta. (Odakyu Romancecar from Shinjuku, fastest 73 min)
- Fee
- Free to walk around (day-trip baths charge)
- Good to know
- Yumoto is the transfer point for the Tozan Railway and buses to the rest of Hakone
- Time needed
- 4 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info