Best around Hakone / Odawara Spot List

A long-established genuine Japanese style hotel since 1883. The beautiful garden with seasonal flowers, such as azaleas and cherry blossoms, and autumn leaves can be seen through the windows of the guest rooms. You can have an even more luxurious time in a guest room with an open-air bath.

We display works created by people who have been designated as important intangible cultural properties, otherwise known as ”living national treasures.” We have a permanent special exhibition on the recent works of ceramic artist Morihiro Hosokawa. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Kajiya for about 5 minutes We are located right next to the Yamazaki bus stop

There are two different types of rental open-air baths, and the gender-segregated bathrooms can also be used by day trip guests. The healthy kaiseki (traditional Japanese course meals) are popular among female guests. The healing spa is a lovely reward for yourself.

An inn run by former fishmonger. Its meals mainly cooked with seafood receive very good reputations. Two rooms are equipped with an open-air bath. Special offers are available for online booking from the website. Free one drink and choices of free souvenir are offered.

Private baths have a panoramic view of mountains in Hakone. A karaoke room is available to use for free until 7:00 p.m. Seasonal Western cuisine full course dinner is served.

[Tenshozan course: Takes around one hour 10 minutes at a regular pace (or 55 minutes if walked in the reverse direction)] [Momiji-no-sato course: Takes around one hour 20 minutes at a regular pace] This is a great course for people who want to hike among nature. You can stroll through primary forest containing cedar, pine, and beech trees while the sunlight through the branches creates patterns along the path. As the song of wild birds echoes among the trees, you will feel the atmosphere of the deep mountain forest. Please enjoy the natural scenery of Okuyugawara while stopping by to see the Hakuun waterfall which resembles silk threads flowing through the greenery, and Tenshozan Shrine, which is beautiful in every season. The newly named Momiji-no-sato is best enjoyed in November. However, it can be crowded during foliage season. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 18 minutes Alight at the Okuyugawara Iriguchi bus stop

A ryokan where you can stay together with your dog near Sengokuhara Kougen (plateau or heights). Located in a calm villa area, a variety of foot paths for dog walking are available. It also has ease of access to sightseeing spots such as Susukino-hara (pampas grass field).

A rustic hot spring inn with the sound of the streams of the Sukumo River. The private open-air bath is very popular and can be booked with a minimum of 2 persons. The monthly classical music concerts are highly recommended.

The bath with plenty of hot spring water is open 24 hours a day. The guest rooms with indoor cypress baths are also available for day use. The beautiful 13200 square meter garden can be seen from the guest rooms. They also have private baths.

On this course, the various changes in scenery will give you a boost as you walk. Walk along the clear stream of the Niizaki River, which is a fishing ground for Japanese salmon and trout, and you’ll arrive at the huge rock face of Makuyama. The peak of the mountain is 626 meters above sea level and you can enjoy wonderful views of Sagami Bay. The grass spreading over the mountain is a treasure trove of wild flowers. While walking through the vast, open landscape, you can enjoy a view filled with seasonal plants. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Makuyama Koen for about 20 minutes The course starts next to the Makuyama Koen bus stop

Located in Sengokuhara Kougen, the hotel offers a comfortable stay in a rich nature environment. Substantial sport facilities such as an indoor warm water swimming pool, tennis courts and putter golf courses are available. Enjoy its milky hot spring water supplied from the Owakudani Valley in common baths.

Sanehira Jiro Doi is famous for protecting Yoritomo Minamoto from Kagechika Oba’s army after he had lost the Battle of Ishibashiyama. Joganji Temple is the family temple of the Doi clan. The temple grounds contain many sights of historic interest, including Shichikido, a hall which keeps the seven wooden statues depicting Yoritomo and each of his samurai warriors who played an active part in the revival of the Minamoto family, as well as the Doi family’s burial ground (designated as a Kanagawa cultural property). A Chinese juniper tree planted by Sanehira himself (estimated to be 800 years old and designated as a national natural monument) is the largest and oldest in Kanagawa Prefecture, and its straight, vertical trunk is an impressive sight thought to be extremely rare in Japan.

Superb location overlooking mountains at Hakone. The hotel interior used furniture and lighting from Bali and it reminds of a tropical resort. There is a spacious open-air bath on the balcony, and a popular beauty salon directly managed by the hotel.

A traditional wooden building inn which became a registered tangible cultural property in 2007. You can slowly relax with the free-flowing turbid hot spring stone bath and wooden bath, and the heartfelt hand-made meals.

A quiet hot spring inn which stands in a gorge of Okuyugawara. All of the rooms have an indoor bath with hot spring water. The private open-air bath with rustic beauty can be used freely until the next morning without the need for an advanced reservation. It is an inn loved by many writers, including Tsutomu Minakami.

The inn proudly offers three types of baths with plenty of hot water and original kaiseki cuisine made with local fish and seasonal vegetables from the Odawara area. The garden style open-air bath and indoor bath can be reserved free of charge. Day use guests are also welcome.

A hot spring inn which stands on a hill facing the Ashinoko Lake. They offer monthly changing meals so as to treat guests with the true seasonal taste, which makes every visit fresh. Spend some relaxing quality time and be healed by the moonlight and hot spring in the open-air bath which can be enjoyed throughout the night.

In 1998, an old Japanese inn was renovated and opened as the Yugawara Art Museum. We exhibit works by artists with a connection to Yugawara, such as Seiho Takeuchi, Sotaro Yasui, and Kokki Miyake. In the Reiji Hiramatsu Hall, Reiji Hiramatsu, one of Japan's leading artists, is currently creating an exhibition provisionally titled ”Ten Scenes of Yugawara.” In addition to viewing his works, the atelier where he creates his works is also open to the public. In the Japanese garden connected to the museum you can view seasonal flowers and ”Monet’s water lilies,” which were grown from water lily bulbs given to Reiji Hiramatsu by the Fondation Claude Monet. In the museum's cafe ”And Garden,” you can relax with food and tea while enjoying a fine view of the garden. Please enjoy appreciating great art in our peaceful, soothing museum. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 12 minutes We are right next to the Bijutsukan-Mae bus stop.

A relaxing and comfortable inn with all Japanese-style guest rooms. They have an open-air bath made of rocks with water from a natural hot spring and an indoor bath. They serve homely Japanese food both for breakfast and dinner.

An inn with a concept of Edo atmosphere. You can enjoy homemade Kaiseki course meal cooked with seasonal ingredients and seafood. Toilets for wheelchair users and electronic stair-chair lifts are equipped for a comfortable stay.