[2024] 10 Luxury Accommodations with Hot Spring, Sauna, and Open-air Baths – HafH

When you want to heal your mind and body and spend a relaxing time in a hot spring and sauna. When you want to spend a little luxurious time as a reward for yourself.
Here are some luxury hotels recommended for those who want to spend such a peaceful and relaxing time. Heal yourself in the hot spring, refresh in the sauna, and recover from the fatigue of daily life. A luxurious trip to restore the balance between body and soul. How about a trip to unwind your mind and body in an extraordinary space?


[1] Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa:HAKONE YUTOWA

5 minutes walk from Gora Station on Hakone Tozan Railway.
The hot spring is Ninotaira Onsen, one of Hakone’s 17 hot springs, known for its beauty, and is a sodium chloride spring (private source) with a reputation for smoothing the skin. The large men’s and women’s baths are equipped with saunas, and two types of private baths are available for the exclusive use of guests for 30 minutes per visit, free of charge.

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[2] Atami, Shizuoka : Hotel New Akao

A hot spring resort with a superb view of Atami’s scenic spot, Nishikigaura.
The hotel is known for  an open-air bath in the sky with the ocean and the sky view. You can enjoy a variety of baths at the three large public baths in the hotel while staying. The two open-air baths with saunas are interchangeable between men and women, so you can enjoy both during your stay.

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[3] Beppu, Oita:AMANE RESORT SEIKAI

All rooms are ocean-side, with an open-air bath. A hot spring resort Japanese style inn with a large public bath with a great view, an open-air bath with a spectacular view of Beppu Bay that becomes one with the horizon. All baths in the hotel, including the open-air baths in guest rooms, are flowing directly from the source.
The Shiosai-no-yu, which was renovated in May 2023 and is commonly called “0 m above sea level,” has a dry sauna, a seawater bath, and a Jacuzzi. Enjoy Beppu Onsen, one of the largest hot springs in the world.

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[4] Kanazawa, Ishikawa : Korinkyo

History and culture flowing in Korinbo, the nature and earth nurtured at the foot of Mt. The atmosphere.The rich Kanazawa time flows slowly, healing the body and mind, this is truly a luxury place for adults. The Rooftop Sauna & Bath is a private sauna and bath where you can enjoy using aromatic distilled water refined from forest materials in Hakusan at the distillery attached to Korin-kyu. This is an optional use, so please contact the hotel directly if you wish to use it.

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[5] Nikko, Tochigi : KAMENOI HOTEL OKUNIKKO

The place where you can have the rich natural scenery of Oku-Nikko all to yourself.
This secluded hot spring is located by a lake deep in the plateau, and its milky white spring water is a highly moisturizing chlorinated spring. Enjoy a relaxing open-air bath, the chicly designed large bathhouse, and the “Nikko-Yumoto Onsen Nigori-yu,” a hot spring water that turns milky white when exposed to the air.

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[6] Sapporo, Hokkaido : ONSEN RYOKAN YUEN SAPPORO

A hot spring Japanese style inn where you can enjoy natural hot spring water in the city of Sapporo. You can enjoy “Noboribetsu Karurusu Hot Spring”. The clear, colorless water is popular as a therapeutic bath.  You can enjoy open-air, half-open-air, water bath, indoor bath and sauna. It is a great place to warm your body from the inside out.

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[7] Sharigun, Hokkaido : Kitakobushi Shiretoko Hotel & Resort

Surrounded by nature in the World Natural Heritage Site of Shiretoko and blessed with mellow natural hot springs, this is a superb resort space. The large bathhouse on the top floor of the hotel overlooks the blue sea through large windows, and the gentle touch of the hot water will treat your body and mind.
There are two types of saunas, one is “KAKUUNA” which is designed to resemble drift ice, and the other one is “UNEUNA” which is designed to resemble a wooden cave. There is also the “UMISORA open-air bath” on the rooftop space, where you can feel the sea and sky of Okhotsk.

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[8] Matsue, Shimane : Tamaibekkan

A popular hot spring japanese style inn that is popular with everyone as a place where people can casually stay.
Tamatsukuri Onsen, Japan’s oldest hot spring for beautiful skin, is also called “Himegami-no-yu” because it is gentle to women and provides them with beautiful skin. The hotel offers a wide variety of spaces to pamper the senses with warmth and elegance, including an open-air bath where you can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons, a fragrant cypress bath, and a mist sauna that is gentle on the skin.

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[9] Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa : LIME RESORT HAKONE

The open view from the entrance, meeting space for warkcation, and courtyard with a fireplace provide a rich and creative atmosphere.
Hakone Onsen, which opened in the Nara period, is a hot spring resort located in various parts of the Hakone Volcano, and there are as many as 20 hot spring resorts in Hakone. LIME RESORT HAKONE uses the Shin-Ubako hot spring located in the same Sengokubara area.

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[10] Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi : Onn Yudaonsen

Yuda Onsen has been called “hot water for beautiful skin” and has been loved by many people since long ago.
The he “Fukufuku no Yu” is located in the affiliated facility “Kamefuku on Place,” which can be used free of charge by hotel guests. Guests can enjoy an indoor bath of approximately 150 square meters and an open-air bath with a view of a jar and waterfall. A connecting walkway allows guests to move around without getting wet, so there is no need to worry about the weather. The men’s bathhouse has a sauna and the women’s bathhouse has a bedrock bath, so please enjoy your time in the hot spring. There are six free “footbaths” in the Yuda Onsen Hot Spring Resort area, so a walk around the area is also recommended.

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