Wayfinder Atlas

Okunikko Yumoto Onsen

In Japanese: 奥日光湯元温泉
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 — at its best. Autumn leaves at Lake Yunoko and Yudaki Falls, early to mid October.

Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.

Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.

Okunikko Yumoto Onsen
Photo: Σ64 / CC BY 3.0, resized

A quiet sulphur hot-spring village on the shore of Lake Yunoko at the far end of Oku-Nikko, said to have been found about 1,200 years ago.

Nikko National Park

Nearby

Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Best time
October — Autumn leaves at Lake Yunoko and Yudaki Falls, early to mid October
Getting there
About 90 min by bus from JR Nikko or Tobu-Nikko Sta. to Yumoto-Onsen
Fee
Day-trip bath fees vary by inn
Good to know
Snow and ice on the roads in winter
Time needed
2 h

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info