Casual Hot Spring Hopping: Recommended Day-Trip Hot Springs in Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu is dotted with hot spring resorts, hotels equipped with hot springs, and Daytrip Destinations around Lake Hamana, including Kanzanji Onsen, and in various parts of the city. Here are some recommended Daytrip Destinations where you can casually drop in between sightseeing.

Adjacent to the “Hamana Lake Parupar” amusement park and located within “Hotel Wellsees Hamana Lake,” “Hanasaki no Yu” is the only hot spring facility available for day trips in the Hamana Lake Kanzanji Onsen area.At “Shakkei no Yu” and “Hinoka no Yu,” access for men and women alternates between odd and even days. The spring water is classified as a sodium-calcium chloride “strong saline hot spring,” and is said to be effective for various types of pain, such as neuralgia and joint pain.

Enjoy saunas and Outdoor hot springs set amidst the garden

 Hinoko-no-yu (open-air bath)
Hinoko-no-yu (open-air bath)

“Shakkei-no-Yu” features a rock bath made with an abundance of natural stones, as well as indoor and Outdoor hot springs equipped with silk baths. It also boasts the “SOU” steam sauna, a refreshing space with a blue color scheme, where you can thoroughly warm your body while enveloped in soothing steam.At “Hikou no Yu,” you can enjoy an indoor bath with a glass-walled front that offers a sense of openness, as well as the “Sunlight Filtering Through the Trees Bath” and Outdoor hot springs set amidst the garden. Additionally, there is a large “Hikou Sauna” equipped with a cold plunge pool, allowing you to refresh both body and mind in conjunction with your bathing experience.You can spend your time as you please, moving between the various bathing areas and saunas, each with its own unique atmosphere.
Since towels, bath towels, and yukata to wear inside the facility are included in the price, you can drop by easily without bringing anything.


Local Guide

There are also a variety of rest rooms, including a manga corner and a space for reclining seats with TVs.

Hanasaki no Yu
  • Address 1891 Tateyamaji-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
  • Bus Direction About a 50-minute ride from Hamamatsu Station on the Entetsu Bus bound for Kanzanji Hot Spring; get off at the “Kanzanji Hot Spring” stop—it’s right there. About 5 minutes from the Kanzanji Smart IC on the Tomei Expressway
  •  Business hours 10:00-23:00 (last admission 22:00)
  •  Closed Days Irregular holidays
    *Check the official website for the latest information
  •  Admission Fee Adults: 1,420 yen / Children: 850 yen
    Weekends, holidays, and peak seasons: Adults: 1,680 yen / Children: 970 yen
  •  Phone 053-487-0001
  •  Parking Free
  •  Hot spring Sodium calcium chloride hot spring
 Public hot spring
Public hot spring "Rainbow Bath

Hamanako Kanzanji Hot spring ryokan "Tokiwasure Kaikatei" stands in a location overlooking Lake Hamana. At the "Kaikano-yu" hot spring Property, guests can enjoy hot spring water drawn from the Kanzanji Onsen's third hot spring source. The "Rainbow Bath" in the Public hot spring, beautifully illuminated with rainbow-colored "rainbow lights," provides a fantastic atmosphere for relaxation. The outdoor hot spring, built of rocks and integrating the garden, is also full of a sense of openness. In addition, there is a "bubble bath" that envelops you in pleasant bubbles, a "cold spring cypress bath," and a "sleeping bath.


Local Guide

The rainbow-colored illumination of the rainbow baths is very unusual and is sure to delight children.

Hamanako Kanzanji Hot Spring Tokiwasure Kaikatei
  • Address 412 Tateyamaji-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
  •  Bus Direction From Hamamatsu Station, take the Entei bus bound for Tateyamaji hot spring (approx. 45 min.). 2 min. walk from Hamanako Pal Pal Bus Stop.
  •  Business hours 11:00-17:00, 11:00-15:00 on days before holidays
  •  Closed Closed for Property inspections
  •  Admission Fee Adults: 1,080 yen Children (1 year old to elementary school student): 650 yen
  •  Phone 0120-03-0208
  •  Parking Free
  •  Memo Sodium calcium chloride cold mineral spring
 The open-air outdoor hot spring
The open-air outdoor hot spring "Dai-iwa Outdoor hot spring

This Daytrip Natural Hot Springs Property is located at the southernmost tip of Hamamatsu City, along the coast overlooking the Sea of Enshu. The facility boasts one of the largest outdoor hot springs in the Tokai region, the "Oiwa Outdoor hot spring," which is said to be able to accommodate 100 people at one time. The outdoor hot spring is made of huge natural stones from Shikoku and is surrounded by a pond where visitors can relax and enjoy the hot spring while watching carp and ducks swimming in the water. The Noh stage outdoor hot spring also has a rich Japanese atmosphere.
The sodium-magnesium spring that fills the bathtub is known for its quality, and its magnesium content is one of the highest in Japan. The moist and smooth water warms the body from the core.


Local Guide

The spacious Outdoor hot spring will relax your mind and body. The source is rich in sodium and magnesium, which moisturize and make your skin glutinous.

Enshu Minami no Yu
  • Address 1960 Matsushima-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
  •  Bus Direction Take the Entetsu Bus bound for Enshu-Hama Hot Spring from Hamamatsu Station (approx. 26 min), then walk 6–7 minutes from the last stop
  •  Hours of Operation 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. (Last admission at 8:30 p.m.)
  •  Closed Days Tuesday–Thursday (*Open on certain days)
  •  Admission Fee Adults (junior high school students and older): 1,000 yen; Children (ages 3–elementary school students): 500 yen
  •  Phone 053-426-8000
  •  Parking Free
  •  Hot spring Sodium magnesium chloride cold mineral spring
*The information provided is current as of the article’s update date. Please check in advance before visiting, as details are subject to change.