Fukushima · Bandai-Atsumi Onsen
Bandai-Atami Onsen Hotel Hananoyu
磐梯熱海温泉 ホテル華の湯
A large hotel at the heart of Bandai-Atami Onsen, using alkaline simple spring water at 52 to 58 degrees. There are several bathing places, including an open-air bath set in a garden, and the open-air bath is the women's side in the morning and the men's in the afternoon. Day bathing is for one visit, in the morning or the afternoon, at 1,500 yen for adults and 700 yen for children aged 2 to elementary school (taxes included). Reception is 10:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and 10:30 to 17:00 on weekends and holidays, and bathing runs 10:00 to 18:00. From 12:30 to 13:00 the baths change over and cannot be used. Towels are 300 yen to buy and 300 yen to rent, and a private bath can be added for 3,000 yen per group.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,500
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (reception until 17:00; 12:30–13:00 changeover)
- Closed
- Irregular closing (rates vary in peak periods)
- Access
- About 5 minutes by taxi or shuttle from Bandai-Atami Station on the JR line (call on arrival for the shuttle); about 5 minutes from Bandai-Atami IC on the Banetsu Expressway, with parking for 400.
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Day bathing costs 1,500 yen for adults and 700 yen for children aged 2 to elementary school, taxes included. It covers one visit, in the morning or the afternoon, and rates change over Golden Week, the Obon week and the year-end period. Face towels are 300 yen to buy, bath towels 300 yen to rent, and a private bath can be added for 3,000 yen per group.
- Spring water
- An alkaline simple spring rising at 52 to 58 degrees. It feels soft on the skin, and many guests come for neuralgia, joint pain, stiff shoulders and cold extremities.
- Baths
- There are several bathing places, including an open-air bath that runs around a garden. The open-air bath is the women's side in the morning and the men's in the afternoon, and can be used from 11:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00. The private bath is 3,000 yen for 45 minutes, and day visitors are taken from 10:30 to 14:30 and 11:00 to 14:00.
- Access & parking
- About 5 minutes by taxi or shuttle from Bandai-Atami Station, and a call is needed on arrival to use the shuttle. By car it is roughly 5 minutes from Bandai-Atami IC on the Banetsu Expressway, with parking for 400 vehicles including coaches. The hotel is non-smoking throughout, with separate smoking booths.
- Day bathing
- Reception is 10:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and 10:30 to 17:00 on weekends and holidays, with bathing from 10:00 to 18:00. Between 12:30 and 13:00 the baths change over and cannot be entered. A healing stone room can be added for 1,500 yen per person.
- Phone
- 024-984-2222
- Official site
- hotelhananoyu.jp ↗
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Why go
- Alkaline simple spring water at 52 to 58 degrees
- Garden open-air bath: women in the morning, men in the afternoon
- Day bathing at 1,500 yen, private bath addable
The garden open-air bath and its switch
The signature bath here is the open-air one built to encircle a garden. It is the women's side in the morning and the men's in the afternoon, so guests on either side see a different view by the hour. The baths close from 12:30 to 13:00 for the changeover, which is worth planning around.
Towels, private baths and extras
You do not need to bring towels: face towels cost 300 yen to buy and bath towels 300 yen to rent. A private bath can be used for 45 minutes by adding 3,000 yen per group, and day visitors are taken in the 10:30 to 14:30 and 11:00 to 14:00 slots. A healing stone room, where you lie warm, adds 1,500 yen per person.
Getting here from Bandai-Atami Station
Change at Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen to the Banetsu West Line and ride about 15 minutes to Bandai-Atami Station. From there it is 5 minutes by taxi or hotel shuttle, and the shuttle runs if you call on arrival. Guests of the sister inn, Yunoyado Rakuzan, may use the same shuttle. By car it is about 5 minutes from Bandai-Atami IC on the Banetsu Expressway, with a 400-space car park.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-10 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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