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Hot spring footbath at The Hakone Open-Air Museum

Footbath spot with a spectacular view at an open-air museum

The first open-air art museum in Japan that makes the most of Hakone's natural beauty. The museum's vast 70,000 m2 grounds are home to approximately 120 works by famous Japanese and foreign sculptors, including the French sculptor Rodin and Taro Okamoto, who are indispensable to modern and contemporary art.
Although not well known, there is a hot spring footbath on the grounds. After passing through the entrance tunnel, follow the path along the promenade from the circular plaza, admiring the sculptures that seem to blend into the landscape, and you will find a footbath spot by the café. Anyone can use it freely and free of charge.

Appreciate art while relaxing in a footbath

From the footbath spot overlooking the plaza, visitors can view numerous works of art, including the museum's symbolic "Symphony of Happiness" sculpture. Only at the museum can visitors enjoy the art while resting their tired feet after a long day of strolling. The hot spring water is Ninohira hot spring, which is drawn from the five springs that spring up on the museum grounds. After soaking, your feet will feel smooth and silky. Original towels for the footbath are available for sale next to the footbath (100 yen), so you can enjoy the footbath without any towels.

The Hakone Open-Air Museum

• 1121 Ninohira, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• 2 min. walk from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Kakkonomori Stn.
• Take a bus from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-yumoto Station, get off at Ninohira Entrance and walk 5 minutes.
• 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
• No holidays
• Adults 2,000 yen, college and high school students 1,600 yen, junior high and elementary school students 800 yen
  Discounts are available for advance purchase of web tickets.
• 0460-82-1161
• Charged

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NARAYA CAFE Footbath

Enjoy the hot spring used at famous Hot spring ryokan with a footbath.

NARAYA CAFE is located right in front of Miyanoshita Station. In the center of its premises is an open-air deck, a space where visitors can enjoy a footbath. The hot spring is also made from the source of the ryokan at that time. The hot spring is a simple, slightly alkaline hot spring named "Miyanoshita Hot Spring. The clear, colorless water is gentle and smooth to the touch. The owner created this place with the idea of "providing a place where travelers can freely interact with each other," and it can be used free of charge during the cafe's business hours.

A paradise time to soak in the footbath while having a cup of tea and admiring the nature

The hot spring is a popular spot where visitors can enjoy a drink or light meal ordered at the café while soaking in the footbath during business hours. The footbath is covered so that it can be entered even if it rains a little, and cushions and kneeling mats are available for use during the cold season. Visitors can bring their own towels or purchase them at the cafe if they are not available.
There is also a kids' space and a nursing space in the café, making it a safe place to spend time with children.
NARAYA TABI BOOKS, located a short walk down the stairs from the footbath, is also a place for socializing through travel-related books.

NARAYA CAFE

• 404-13 Miyanoshita, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• A short walk from Miyanoshita Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway
• Take a bus from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station, get off at "Miyanoshita" and walk 3 minutes.
• 10:30-18:00 (L.O. food 17:00, drink 17:30), Dec-Feb-17:00 (L.O. for both food and drink 16:30)
• Wednesdays, 4th Thursdays (closed mid to late January)
• 0460-82-1259
• Free of charge

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Bakery&Table Hakone

A new attraction by Lake Ashi with free-flowing hot spring + specialty bread + spectacular view!

This is a spot where you can enjoy three of the attractions of a trip to Hakone at once: a relaxing hot spring, gourmet food, and a view of the city. Located right in front of the Lake Ashi sightseeing boat pier, you can soak in the footbath while enjoying the view of the lake and the boat. The hot spring water flowing at the foot of the cushioned chairs is free-flowing hot spring water drawn from the source of "Moto Hakone Onsen". It is odorless and soft to the touch, making for a relaxing experience. Towels are not provided, so it is recommended to bring your own. The footbath is available only to visitors who have purchased bread and drinks at the bakery or the parlor adjacent to the bakery.

Enjoy the footbath while tasting sweets

The parlor sells "Pan de Soft," a honey toast topped with homemade honey syrup and thick soft-serve ice cream. The bread from a first-rate bakery can be enjoyed as if it were a sweet treat.
On the third floor, there is a Restaurant with a spectacular view of Lake Ashinoko from its windows. The restaurant offers a blissful menu of hot sandwiches, shrimp gratin bread, and other items that highlight the deliciousness of the bread.

Bakery&Table Hakone

• 9-1 Moto-Hakone, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately 25 minutes by car from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station
• Take a bus from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station and get off at "Moto Hakone Port".
• Cafe 8:30-17:00 (L.O.16:30) / Bakery 10:00-17:00 / Footbath 10:00-17:00 *Business hours vary by floor; check website for details.
• No holidays
• 0460-85-1530
• None
• Original hand towels (290 yen, tax not included) available at the bakery
  
  
  

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Okada Museum of Art "Footbath Cafe

A footbath café where you can relax while admiring a large mural painting.

The café at the Okada Museum of Art in Kowakudani is a healing spot with a 100% spring-fed footbath. Visitors can use the café alone without entering the museum. The spring water is alkaline simple hot spring, clear, colorless, and soft. It is known as the "hot water of beauty" that can be expected to make your skin smooth and smooth. It is also said to relieve back pain and fatigue, making it a good place to rest after a day at the museum. Surrounded by rich nature, the front of the building features a large mural painting "Kaze-Toki," depicting the wind and thunder gods. This is a unique footbath in Hakone where you can enjoy art and nature.

A lineup of café menu items that make full use of local ingredients

Enjoy soaking in the footbath while soaking in the "premium soft-serve ice cream" made from fresh milk produced in Ashigara. It has a rich milk flavor with a refreshing aftertaste. The footbath will soak up the warmth of the cold soft-serve ice cream. Other popular items include the "Premium Japanese Parfait" with corn flakes and shiratama (white rice balls) and "Oshiruko" made with homemade red bean paste.
The most popular drink is Japanese black tea from a long-established tea farm in Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The high-end black tea won a star at the Great Taste Awards in the U.K., which is also known as the "Oscars of food.

Okada Museum of Art "Footbath Cafe

• 493-1 Kowakudani, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately 19 minutes on foot from Odawaya Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway
• Take a bus from Odawara Station or Hakone-Yumoto Station of Hakone Tozan Railway and get off at "Kowakuen" stop.
• 9:00 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30 for the museum) *Business hours differ for each Property, so please check the website for details.
• Dec. 31, Jan. 1, exhibition change period
• Bathing fee: 500 yen (free for museum visitors), towel: 300 yen
  Museum admission: Adults and university students 2,800 yen, elementary, junior high and high school students 1,800 yen, preschool children free of charge, garden admission 300 yen
• 0460-87-3931
• Free (1 hour free when using only the garden, footbath, and Kaikatei)
• Alkaline simple hot spring
• Part of the garden is temporarily closed for construction. Admission to the garden is free until the construction is completed. Parking will be charged for visitors using only the garden.
  At the time of publication

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Fukukyuuya Kuzuryu (Kuzu Dragon) Cake

A convenient footbath opened in front of a confectionary store, where you can also look for souvenirs.

This footbath is located in Hakone Yumoto Onsen, the gateway to Hakone Hot Spring Village. It is attached to a confectionery shop that opened on the site of a former hot spring ryokan, and visitors can enjoy hot spring water from the source that was taken over from the ryokan. The water is a soft alkaline simple hot spring with a comfortable temperature of around 40 degrees Celsius. It is said to make your skin smooth and smooth, and is also effective in reducing stiffness in the muscles and coldness.
The hot spring baths offer a relaxing view of the hot spring resort area, and are ideal for a stopover between shopping or strolling around. The baths are covered, so they are safe even in the rain. Tickets for bathing can be purchased in the store.

Hakone's famous sweets made from selected domestic ingredients are highly reputed.

Fukkyuya Kutouryuu Mochi" is popular for its original sweets made in the store's workshop. The specialty is the "Kutouryuu mochi," a baked manju (bun with a sweet bean paste) wrapped in a soft and fluffy dough. The mochi is made with Japanese ingredients, using Dainagon azuki beans from Tokachi, Hokkaido, for the bean paste and a blend of rice flour from "Hiyokumochi" rice cakes produced in Kyushu and potato starch from Odawara for the dough.
We also recommend the "Baked Mont Blanc" made with whole chestnuts boiled in astringent skin. Chestnuts coated with butter-flavored dough are wrapped in an ultra-thin "part-filo" crust and baked, giving it an exceptional crispy texture.

Fukukyuuya Kuzuryu Rice Cake

• 729 Yumoto, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• 10 min. walk from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station.
• 9:00-17:30, Saturday, Sunday, Holidays-18:00
• January 1
• Bathing fee: Junior high school students and older: 200 yen, Elementary school students and younger: 150 yen (hand towel included)
• Hakone
• None
• Alkaline simple hot spring

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Hakone no Mori Ashiyu

Soak in the hot water for beautiful skin and enjoy Hakone's four seasons

Located in the Ninotaira area near the Sculpture Forest Station, this famous hot spring has two private hot spring sources, and the water is drawn from 300 m below the ground and is 100% free-flowing. The hot springs are sodium-hydrogencarbonate, sulfate, and chloride hot springs with an alkaline pH of 8.6. It is said to be "hot water for beautiful skin," and is effective in removing dead skin cells from the feet, smoothing the skin, and healing cuts and other skin problems.
With the Hakone mountains stretching out before your eyes, you can enjoy the seasonal scenery of the area, such as the Fuji cherry blossoms in spring, the fresh greenery in summer, and the autumn leaves in fall. The snowy winter scenery is especially popular.

Recommended for those with pets. There is also a footbath for dogs.

The hot spring opened in the mid-Showa period, making it a relatively new hot spring in Hakone. In addition to footbaths, there are also handbaths where visitors can warm their hands from the wrists up. It is also famous for its "Inuyu," a footbath exclusively for dogs, which is rare among Hakone's many drop-in hot springs. In addition to enjoying the feeling of paradise with your pet, some say that your dog's fur will be moist and shiny after bathing. Dog items include a hair dryer for free, and bath towels can be rented for 100 yen. However, you must bring your own brush.
Hot spring baths are also available for sale, and you can take a souvenir of Hakone's hot springs as a gift.

Hakone forest footbath

• 1071-2 Ninohira, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately a 6-minute walk from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Kobonomori Station.
• Take a bus from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-yumoto Station, get off at Ninohira Entrance and walk about 3 minutes.
• 9:00-17:00
• Open daily except holidays (Please confirm before visiting. See blog for details)
• Entry fees: Footbath and handbath: 200 yen for elementary school students and older (with rental towel), free for hot spring purchasers and preschool children, dog bath: 200 yen, rental bath towel for dogs: 100 yen
• 0460-82-3666
• Free of charge
• Sodium chloride, bicarbonate, and sulfate temperature
• Hot spring sales 10ℓ (in a decorative box) 800 yen and up

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KAI Hakone

Hakone Gokochochi hot-spring hotel immersed in the history of the Tokaido Highway

About 7 minutes by car from Hakone-Yumoto Station. This elegant hot spring ryokan is located along Hakone's old highway, facing the Sukumo River. From the bathtub filled with sodium chloride spring water, which is said to be good for a cold body, you can enjoy the seasonal beauty of Mt.
Guest rooms also overlook Mt. Yusaka and the Sukumo River, providing a quiet environment while listening to the murmuring of the river. The interior of the hotel is decorated with traditional Hakone marquetry, including tableware, hanging scrolls, and furniture, allowing guests to experience the culture that lives on in Hakone.

Hoshino Resorts KAI Hakone

• 230 Yumotochaya, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately 7 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station by car
• 050-3134-8092（Kai Reservation Center)
• Available
• Click here for reservation Hoshino Resorts KAI Hakone Reservation Site

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KAI Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara

Stay in a Guest room with Outdoor hot spring and be surrounded by art and nature

The hotel is about 30 minutes by car from Hakone-Yumoto Station. Sengokuhara, surrounded by majestic mountains and away from the hustle and bustle of the city, has been loved by many artists as a suitable place to devote oneself to creating artworks. Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara "KAI" is an atelier hot spring ryokan located in this area. Guest rooms are decorated with works of art created by artists who actually stayed at the hotel, allowing guests to relax and feel their brush strokes up close. The hot spring is a sulfate and chloride hot spring drawn from Owakudani, and a short soak will smooth your skin and warm your body. Please spend a moment surrounded by art and nature.

Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara

• 817-359 Sengokuhara, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately 30 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station by car
• 050-3134-8092（Kai Reservation Center)
• Available
• Click here for reservation Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara Reservation site