Kanto · Yugawara, Kanagawa

♨ Yugawara Onsen

A quiet ryokan town in a river valley next to Atami, loved by writers.

Day trip from Tokyo

Quick facts

Location: Yugawara, Kanagawa (Kanto region)
Water type: Simple spring
Tattoos: Check ahead with each bath
Directions: Open in Google Maps

The water

Mainly simple springs, with weak salt (chloride) and gypsum (sulphate) springs.

History

Several legends, including ones about the ascetic En no Gyoja, the priest Gyoki and a tanuki, explain its discovery. It appears in a Man'yoshu poem. Natsume Soseki wrote his last novel 'Meian' here, and Kunikida Doppo, Shimazaki Toson, Akutagawa and Tanizaki all visited.

Getting there

From: Tokyo
Route: JR Tokaido Line (or shinkansen to Odawara/Atami and change) to Yugawara
Time: about 1h40m by local train; shinkansen plus change is quicker
JR Pass: Covered.

Check current timetables and fares before you travel.

Famous for (meibutsu)

Odawara kamaboko (food): fish cake from neighbouring Odawara
Yosegi-zaiku (craft): Hakone marquetry from the area

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