Yunokawa Onsen
湯の川温泉
One of Hokkaido's three major hot spring resorts, right by the airport and the coast. Hotels let you soak while gazing over the Tsugaru Strait, and it is an easy tram ride from the city.
Yunokawa Onsen is said to have a history of more than 350 years. It sits on the coast east of central Hakodate, and its salt chloride spring water is known for warming the body. The hot spring street has more than twenty ryokan and hotels, many with open-air baths facing the Tsugaru Strait. Day-trip bathing is also available (about 500-1,500 yen). At Yunokawa Onsen tram stop there is a free foot bath, and nearby Yunokura Shrine is the guardian shrine of the hot springs. It is about 5 minutes by car from Hakodate Airport and about 30 minutes by tram from Hakodate Station, making it one of the most popular areas to stay in Hakodate. Next door, the tropical botanical garden offers a winter view of monkeys soaking in hot spring pools.
Opening hours
Open all day (day-use bathing hours vary by inn)
Nearby sights
- Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden
- Goryokaku Park & Hakodate Magistrate's Office
- Trappistine Convent
- Goryokaku Tower
- Hakodate Morning Market
- Mashu Maru Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship
- Hakodate Meiji-kan
- Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse