Hakone Onsen

One of Japan's premier hot spring resort areas, accessible in roughly 90 minutes from Tokyo. Boasting over 20 types of spring water alongside attractions such as Lake Ashi, Owakudani, and the Hakone Museum of Art, it welcomes approximately 20 million visitors annually.

A tourism experience combining kaiseki cuisine and onsen bathing at luxury resort inns in hot spring areas. Offered at inns in Hakone, Izu, Atami, and elsewhere. Approximately 2 million visitors annually experience this premium offering. It integrates Japan's hospitality spirit, food culture, and hot spring traditions, exemplifying Japan's ultimate tourism experience.

The gateway to the Hakone hot spring region in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. Known since the Kamakura period, it is the premier of the Hakone Seven Spas. Lined with traditional inns and souvenir shops along the Hayakawa River, it preserves the authentic onsen town atmosphere. Its excellent access via the Hakone Tozan Railway makes it popular for day-trip visitors from Tokyo.

A collective term for seven distinct hot springs within Hakone town. Includes Yumoto, Gora, Hakone, Sengokuhara, Ashinoko, Hatajuku, and Kowakudani. Each spa features unique mineral properties, forming a comprehensive onsen tourism network across the entire Hakone region. Historically served as post stations on the Tokaido during the Edo period.

A hot spring resort on the shores of Lake Kawaguchi in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanami Prefecture. Renowned for stunning views of Mount Fuji, with lakeside ryokan established since the early Showa period. Features alkaline simple hot spring waters known for skin-softening properties. Serves as a major gateway for Mount Fuji tourism.

A combined tourist experience of a ropeway over the Owakudani valley in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, paired with adjacent onsen facilities. Uniquely combines views of volcanic gas vents with nearby sulfur hot springs. Since the ropeway's opening in 1964, it has been a flagship Hakone tourist attraction.