7 Kanto Inns with Alkaline Onsen for One-Night Stays that Will Leave Your Skin Looking Beautiful!
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If you feel like your skin might be tired these days, how about going on a two-day, one-night beauty journey? If you want to cleanse your pores and make your skin shiny and beautiful in a short period of time, we recommend a onsen bath with high alkaline water. Even just soaking in onsen can be expected to have the effect of removing unnecessary keratin from your skin and making it beautiful. This time, we will introduce 7 recommended hotels with highly alkaline onsen in the Kanto region. All the inns can be reached by public transport such as trains, so even a single girl can easily go there if she sets her mind to it. Let's get your skin ready and your heart in a good mood on your next vacation ♡
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There are times when you think, "I've been feeling tired lately, and maybe my skin isn't feeling well...". If your skin is not in good condition, your mood tends to drop. In such a case, we recommend the “Beauty Trip for 2 days and 1 night”. Even busy women can make the most of a trip on the weekends to enjoy beauty benefits♡ Traveling for beauty purposes is an important time to take care of yourself. If you travel alone, you can make time to face yourself, so you can prepare not only your skin but also your mind.
This time, we will introduce an inn with onsen alkaline onsen with a high pH (hydrogen ion concentration) value. Alkaline onsen water is said to have a “natural cleansing effect” that removes sebum stains and excess oil. In particular, alkaline onsen with a pH of 9.0 or higher are recommended for a one-night, two-day trip, as you can easily feel the effect even in a short bathing period. In addition, the hot water often feels slimy and slippery, so you can expect healing effects. Let's soak in the comfortable hot water and moisturize your heart ♡
【reference】
pH 7.5 or more to less than 8.5: Slightly alkaline
pH 8.5 or higher: Alkaline
(Source: www.env.go.jp/council/12nature/y123-14/mat04.pdf)
★This time, we will introduce onsen with a pH of 9.3 to 11.3, which is said to be highly alkaline.
All of the onsen inns introduced are places that can be reached by train or bus from Tokyo, so even girls traveling alone can easily reach them. Also, most of the accommodations are within less than 1 ~ 2 hours from within the Tokyo, so you can arrive in no time and enjoy ♪ a weekend beauty trip.
Motoyu ryokan" is a Japanese-style ryokan located in a mountain village in Atsugi, which has been a popular therapeutic bath Kanagawa since the Edo period. It is a recommended destination for busy adult women, as it takes about 45 minutes from Shinjuku Station on the limited express "Romance Car" and a shuttle bus to and from the inn is available from Hon Atsugi Station, and it takes less than one hour from central Tokyo. In fact, this is one of the most highly alkaline hot springs in Japan, with a pH of 11.3. onsen The baths are very comfortable, and you will be healed just by soaking in them. You can enjoy the uchiseyu, which relieves stiffness from your body, and the mountain stream open-air bath, where you will be healed by the murmuring of the river, while enjoying the beauty skin cure.
The guest rooms use carefully selected floor pillars from all over Japan, creating a space with the warmth of wood that is unique to Atsugi, a wood production area. The flowers of the mountain village are arranged in the room, and you can feel the hospitality of travelers that has been handed down in the inn for generations. The recommended room is a room with an open-air bath. You can relax from the bottom of your heart while enjoying the free-flowing hot spring water while looking at the Koayu River that flows right next to you, autumn leaves, and old pine trees.
For dinner, you can enjoy creative cuisine that makes the most of the ingredients of the mountains and rivers unique to the location of "Higashi Tanzawa" and the seafood harvested from Sagami Bay. Sweetfish in the summer, matsutake mushrooms in the fall, botan nabe in the winter and spring, and other rare ingredients that you can't taste in the city will fill your meal. Why not try it?
There are many photogenic spots that make you feel the atmosphere, so be sure to enjoy a walk. There are many ponds, bridges, and garden rocks laid out, and you can see yourself in a yukata. Walking along the quiet stone-paved path will make you feel like you've slipped back in time to the Edo period. It's strange because it's going to be.
Detailed information
Atsugi Iiyama Onsen Motoyu Ryokan
Kanagawa /Atsugi/ ryokan
- address
- 4916 Iiyama, Atsugi City Kanagawa
- access
- Take a bus from Hon-Atsugi Station on the Odakyu Line and get off at Iiyama onsen Iriguchi. 3 minutes on foot. Head towards Atsugi from the Tomei Atsugi IC and turn left on Route 129 in front of Atsugi City Hospital for 10 minutes.
Hatsuhana is a onsen inn in Okuyumoto, Hakone. It is located in a valley overlooking the great nature of Mt. Yusaka. onsen with a pH of 9.6 that gushes out from its own source is gentle on the skin, and the greenery in front of you has an outstanding healing effect! There are 7 types of baths and spas, including a rock bath where you can hear the sound of the river, and a cypress bath. Access is about 85 minutes from Shinjuku Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station on the Limited Express "Romance Car", and 10 minutes from the station to the inn's shuttle bus. It takes less than two hours from the city center, and you can go as soon as you feel like it.
The women-only spa Yamazakura has a relaxation salon. At the salon surrounded by greenery, you can receive full-fledged treatments from full-time therapists, from body and facials to foot and shoulder massage. Soak in the high pH water for beautiful skin, relax your stiff and tired body, and replenish your cleansed skin with plenty of beauty ingredients.
All guest rooms have a mountain view, and you can enjoy the magnificent view from the window. A wide variety of tea time sets are available, so enjoy your tea time with the view right in front of you. If you're traveling for beauty purposes, we recommend a room with an open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water. While listening to the murmuring of the "Sukumo River" that flows nearby, you can fully enjoy the hot spring bath without disinfectants.
Dinner is a beautiful kaiseki dish where you can enjoy the seasons not only with ingredients but also with dishes and presentations. You can enjoy delicate and gorgeous dishes little by little and immerse yourself in an elegant mood. Rooms with open-air baths can be in-room dining upon request. It's nice ♡ to be able to enjoy a meal without hesitation to anyone.
Detailed information
Hakone onsen Onsen Hotel Hatsuhana
Kanagawa /Hakone/ ryokan
- address
- 20-1 Sukumokawa, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa
- access
- About 10 minutes by Hakone Tozan Bus or Hakone onsen Cooperative Bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station, get off at "Hatsuhana-mae", in front of Hakone Shindo "Sukumogawa IC"
"Hanawaraku no Yu" is a day-trip onsen located in the northwestern part Saitama. There is also Kawara Hotel, and guests can use this onsen facility. Access is just one hour from Ikebukuro Station to the nearest station, Ogawamachi Station, using Tobu Railway's TJ Liner. It's about a 10-minute walk or a few minutes by taxi from the station, making it the perfect destination for a quick trip after work.The onsen are highly alkaline simple springs with a pH of 10.0, which exfoliates your skin and makes it smooth. You can expect it.
There is also a highly concentrated carbonated spring, which is said to have the effect of promoting blood flow, and a bedrock bath using five types of natural stones, which are recommended for women who want to detox. There is also a body care salon that offers hand massages, aroma treatments, Korean-style scrubs, and more, so you can choose the care you need and heal your body. Hotel guests can use onsen facilities before check-in and after check-out the next day for the same price, so you can truly enjoy onsen.
The guest rooms are compact yet comfortable, with a simple and modern atmosphere. There are a variety of room types, including single, twin, and double, so you can stay reasonably whether you're traveling alone or with friends. The "DX Single" is recommended for solo travelers, and although it is a single room, it is equipped with a 140cm wide "Simmons" double bed, so you can relax on the spacious bed.
For dinner, you can order from the meal at the restaurant in onsen facility "Hanawara-no-Yu." There is also a tasting set of local sake from Ogawamachi, a town of sake breweries, recommended for women who like alcohol. Also, for breakfast, you can enjoy breakfast cooked individually in a rice cooker. The side dishes, such as salmon and steamed daikon radish, are perfect for the rice cooked in the rice cooker, and you will feel very satisfied from the morning.
Detailed information
Ogawa onsen Hanawaraku no Yu Kawara Hotel
Saitama /Ogawa/ ryokan
- address
- Saitama 24-1 Kakunoyama, Ogawa-cho, Hiki-gun
- access
- By car: 5 minutes from Arashiyama Ogawa IC on the Kanetsu Expressway By train: 10 minute walk from Ogawamachi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line/JR Hachiko Line
Gensen no Yado Hotel Shofuen is a onsen inn with a beautiful view, located in the Ajiro area of Atami City. It takes about 95 minutes from Tokyo Station on the Limited Express Odoriko, and if you get off at the nearest Ajiro Station, you can get there by free shuttle bus. onsen is a simple alkaline onsen with a pH of 9.5, and the water is mild and comfortable! You can enjoy the free-flowing hot spring that wells up from 1,003m underground. There are onsen that you can drink, open-air baths, indoor baths, cascading baths, and paid private baths, so you can relax.
There are three types of guest rooms: Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, and special Japanese-Western style rooms. There are also rooms with nice views overlooking the town of Tsunashiro and the sea, so you can enjoy an extraordinary atmosphere. If you are traveling alone, we have a simple Western-style room or a Japanese-style room. will be found. Spend a relaxing time listening to the babbling of the brook flowing through the garden.
Dinner is a traditional Japanese course meal with plenty of seafood and mountain produce. The "source steamed" course, where luxurious ingredients are steamed in Shofuen's own hot onsen, allows you to fully enjoy the flavor of the ingredients. Other courses worth checking out include a lighter course for those with smaller appetites, and a course where you can enjoy Atami-style golden-eyed snapper.
"Hotel Shofuen" has a Japanese garden of about 4,000 tsubo. Seasonal plants such as autumn leaves and azaleas will soothe your heart. Spend an elegant time after taking a bath or in the morning. There is also a summer-only pool on the premises that is free for guests. Soak in the finest onsen, enjoy a leisurely walk, and sometimes have fun in the pool. By the time you get home, you will be completely refreshed both physically and mentally.
Detailed information
Atami onsen source hotel Shofuen
Shizuoka /Atami/Resort Hotel
- address
- 966 Shimotaga, Atami City Shizuoka
- access
- Train: Approximately 5 minutes by car from JR Ito Line Ajiro Station / Car: Approximately 70 minutes from Odawara Nishi IC on the Odawara Atsugi Expressway
Kannon onsen is a onsen ryokan in the mountains of Shimoda. Built on a vast site surrounded by nature, it has an outstanding sense of openness. It takes about 2 hours and 45 minutes from Tokyo Station by JR limited express line, and about 20 minutes by shuttle bus from Shimoda Station. You can see the sea from the window of the train and feel like you are at a resort♪ onsen is ultra-soft onsen with a hardness of 0.7 and a highly alkaline hot spring with a pH of 9.5. It is also rich in metasilicic acid, which is said to have a high beauty effect. All the baths, such as the large all-cypress bath and the open-air bath where you can see the starry sky, are filled with free-flowing hot springs, so you can immerse yourself in a luxurious feeling.
The hotel consists of four buildings, the main building, Seiunkan, Sandotei, and Pygmalion, each with its own unique atmosphere. The hotel also has a wide variety of rooms to choose from depending on the occasion, whether you are traveling alone, as a couple, or with your family. All rooms have onsen water, so you can drink the spring water or enjoy a onsen bath in your room. onsen water is rich in the beauty ingredient "silica," so even drinking the water can have beauty benefits.
The cuisine is a multi-course dinner that generously uses local seafood and mountain delicacies. From the preparation of cooking, this inn's special "Kannon onsen water" is used in all cooking processes. There is a farm on the vast grounds, and you can enjoy plenty of vegetables grown there. The rice from the kettle rice cooked with the source water of the onsen is also delicious, and I am happy that the meal is full of minerals and makes ♡ me feel satisfied from the inside.
Detailed information
Oku-Shimoda, Izu Drinking hot spring, private hot spring Kannon onsen
Shizuoka /Shimoda, Izu/ ryokan
- address
- Shizuoka 1092-1 Yokogawa, Shimoda City
- access
- 25 minutes by shuttle bus from Izukyu Shimoda Station
“Yamakenkan” is a famous hot spring with a history that was developed in 1561 at the order of “Takeda Shingen,” who is known to love onsen. It is located in an elegant place overlooking the mountain stream of "Fuefuki River". Boasting 1,250 liters of water per minute from two private hot springs, the shower is 100% pure hot spring! The water, which has a faint sulfur smell, is soft and leaves your skin moist after bathing.It takes about 85 minutes from Shinjuku Station to the nearest station, Enzan Station, on the JR limited express lines, and you can use the inn's shuttle bus from the station. You can enjoy a beauty trip while enjoying the feeling of travel.
The rooms face the valley and all have scenic views of the river and mountains. Just looking at the scenery from the window will calm your mind and create time to face yourself. "Yamakenkan" owns its own forest, and the natural water that is suitable for drinking from the forest is served to guests. This water is very delicious natural water♡ It's nice to be able to drink it anytime because it's poured into a pot in each room.
For dinner, you can enjoy kaiseki cuisine using seasonal ingredients from Yamanashi in a separate room. Have a sip of Koshu wine as an aperitif, and enjoy a little bit of seasonal dishes such as yamame trout and butterbur miso. You can get a lot of items, so you will feel satisfied. The rice served at this inn is cultivated with the delicious water of the Southern Alps. You will be happy to have delicious glossy white rice for dinner or breakfast ♡
A free shuttle bus is available by reservation only from the nearest station, Shioyama Station, to ryokan. If you visit by car, be sure to stop by the nearby tourist spots. If you are visiting by car, be sure to stop by the nearby sightseeing spots, such as "Keirinji Temple," famous as the family temple of Takeda Shingen, "Man's Wine Katsunuma Winery," "Fuefukigawa Fruit Park," and "Nishizawa Valley," which offers a spectacular view. Why not take a leisurely tour of these soothing spots?
Detailed information
onsen Onsen Yamakenkan
Yamanashi / Yamanashi, Yamanashi / ryokan
- address
- Yamanashi Yamanashi City Mitomikawaura 1140
- access
- Approximately 40 minutes by car from the north exit of Enzan Station (reservation required), Katsunuma Interchange on the Chuo Expressway from Enzan Station on the JR Chuo Main Line.
Hotel Kasugai is a hotel located near the Fuefuki River, about 10 to 15 minutes by car from Isawa onsen Station on the JR Chuo Line. Access is about 90 minutes by JR limited express lines from Shinjuku Station, and about 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the station. It takes less than 2 hours from the city center, so you can easily go if you want. onsen is a simple alkaline onsen with a pH of 9.36. You can refresh yourself in a onsen-filled natural bedrock bath that combines hot spring heat, medicinal stones, and the source!
At the hotel's beauty salon "YAMANO BEAUTIMAGE," you can receive all-hand treatments and have the ultimate experience with professional techniques. There is a wide lineup of menus from facials to body and head & foot treatments, and hotel guests can get a discount on all menus ♡ Why not use it after detoxing in the bedrock bath and have your whole body sparkling? (Image is for illustrative purposes only).
Choose from a variety of guest rooms, from natural modern Western-style rooms to purely Japanese-style rooms. Even the smallest room is 10 tatami mats, so you can relax comfortably whether you're traveling alone or with friends. The "TATAMI Twin" is a modern space with grape-colored accents and an artistic motif of "Koshu Inden." You can relax and enjoy a sense of the extraordinary. The beds are made by Simmons, so you can soothe your daily fatigue.
For dinner, try the creative Japanese banquet. The spring menu uses seasonal ingredients such as butterbur sprouts, bamboo shoots, and rape blossoms, and the sashimi includes seasonal fish such as tuna and squid. The domestic beef steaks and seasoned rice are also hearty and satisfying. There is also a children's menu. For breakfast, try the Japanese set meal. There are dishes that go well with rice, such as prepared foods and grilled fish. Sometimes it becomes a Japanese and Western buffet.
Detailed information
Hotel Kasugai
Yamanashi / Fuefuki / Resort Hotel
- address
- 855 Komatsu, Kasugaimachi, Fuefuki City Yamanashi
- access
- 5 minutes by car from JR "Isawa onsen Station", about 90 minutes from the city center, free shuttle bus / 10 minutes from Ichinomiya Misaka IC on the Chuo Expressway
How was it? This time, we have introduced inns with "highly alkaline onsen" with a pH of 9.3 or higher that can be reached in a short time from Tokyo. All of onsen have a very pleasant texture and are "beautifying hot springs", and as you soak in the hot water, your skin will be moisturized and your heart will be onsen is a special hot spring. Please get smooth skin!