Yunokawa Onsen

湯の川温泉

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Atmosphere (0-10)

4

Privacy (0-5)

4

Price

Medium

Access

Train

This attractive Yunokawa bath is rimmed with hinoki (Japanese cypress), but purists prefer the entire bath be made from this beautiful, aromatic wood.

Yunokawa Onsen (湯の川温泉), over 300 years old, is a nest of relatively built up hotels and spa complexes and has little of the character one might hope for in a venerable old onsen. Yet it's easily accessible from Hakodate by the tram, which makes higaeri (day trips) a breeze.

If you're in Hakodate, be sure to check out the iron-laden waters of the public bath, Yachigashira, which is quite large and has several extremely hot baths and a nice area for relaxing afterwards. Celebs have been known to stop by on occasion, so keep an eye out for tv cameras.

Prefecture

Hokkaidou

Area

Hokkaidou

41.779961, 140.785156

A cute rotenburo with a view of a bamboo garden.

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