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The World’s 100 Best Saunas & Baths

Tenzan Onsen

Hakone, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST SAUNAS & BATHS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 51 2026
Tenzan Onsen

Day-trip hot spring complex on the Sukumo River in Okuyumoto, Hakone, with gender-separated baths, saunas, rest areas and restaurants. Most baths are open-air rock pools of natural spring water, and the women's side includes a tunnel-like cave bath.

Highlights

  • Open-air rock baths
  • Women's cave bath
  • Tatami rest areas by river

Good to know

  • Entrance fee cash only, ticket machine
  • Tattooed guests admitted only if alone
  • Weekends crowded, many stairs inside

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