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Famous Onsen
Hakone, Mt. Fuji Lake Kawaguchi, Yudanaka-Shibu (Snow Monkey), Atami, Izu, Shuzenji,
Minakami-Tanigawa, Kusatsu, Nikko, Kinugawa, Echigo Yuzawa
(For all hot spring areas in the Tokyo suburbs, please refer to the list below the Onsen Map.)
Airports
Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT), Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND), Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ)
Major Stations
Shinjuku Station, Tokyo Station, Shinagawa Station, Odawara Station, Atami Station,
Matsumoto Station, Takasaki Station, Nagano Station, Niigata Station
For your reference, the routes below show the typical access to each onsen from major transportation hubs.
(1) 1h 25 min by Odakyu Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Hakone Yumoto Station
(2) 35 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Odawara Station, then 15 min by JR Tokaido Main Line to Yugawara Station
40 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Atami Station
1h 45 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Ito Station
2h 15 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Izu Inatori Station
2h 35 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Izukyu Shimoda Station
(1) 2h 35 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Izukyu Shimoda Station, then 1 hour by bus to Dogashima
(2) 55 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Mishima Station, then 2 hours by bus to Dogashima
(1) 2h 5 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Shuzenji Station, then 50 min by bus to Toi Onsen
(2) 55 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Mishima Station, then 1h 30 min by bus to Toi Onsen
2h 5 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Shuzenji Station
55 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Mishima Station, then 5 min by JR Tokaido Main Line to Numazu Station and 35-min bus ride to Izu Mito Seaparadise
1 hour by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shizuoka Station, then 10 min by JR Tokaido Main Line to Yaizu Station
(1) 1h 30 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Hamamatsu Station, then 50 min by bus to Kanzanji Onsen
(2) 35 min by JR Shinkansen from Nagoya Station to Hamamatsu Station, then 50 min by bus to Kanzanji Onsen
2h 15 min by JR Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Kami-Suwa Station
(1) 2h 40 min by JR Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Matsumoto Station
(2) 2h 5 min by JR Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Matsumoto Station
(1) 2h 40 min by JR Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Matsumoto Station, then 2h 10 min by bus to Shirahone Onsen
(2) 2h 5 min by JR Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Matsumoto Station, then 2h 10 min by bus to Shirahone Onsen
(1) 2h 35 min by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Ikaho Onsen
(2) 50 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Takasaki Station, then 25 min by JR Joetsu Line to Shibukawa Station and 25-min bus ride to Ikaho Onsen
(1) 2h 20 min by JR Limited Express from Ueno Station to Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, then 25 min by bus to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
(2) 4h 10 min by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
1h 20 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Nagano Station, then 50 min by Nagano Electric Railway to Yudanaka Station
1h 20 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Nagano Station, then 45 min by Shinano Railway to Myoko-Kogen Station
50 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Takasaki Station, then 55 min by JR Joetsu Line to Nakanojo Station
(1) 55 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Jomo-Kogen Station
(2) 50 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Takasaki Station, then 1h 10 min by JR Joetsu Line to Minakami Station
1h 20 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Echigo-Yuzawa Station
1h 20 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Echigo-Yuzawa Station, then 20 min by JR Joetsu Line to Muikamachi Station
1h 55 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Tsubame-Sanjo Station, then 15 min by JR Yahiko Line to Yoshida Station and 5-min JR Echigo Line ride to Iwamuro Station
1h 45 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Nagaoka Station, then 45 min by JR Shinetsu Main Line to Tagami Station
2h 10 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Niigata Station, then 20 min by JR Shinetsu Main Line to Niitsu Station and 10-min JR Uetsu Main Line ride to Suibara Station
2h 10 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Niigata Station, then 20 min by JR Hakushin Line to Toyosaka Station
2h 10 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Niigata Station, then 45 min by JR Limited Express to Murakami Station
2h 15 min by Tobu Limited Express from Asakusa Station to Kinugawa-Onsen Station
2h 35 min by Tobu Limited Express from Asakusa Station to Yunishikawa-Onsen Station
(1) 1h 10 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Nasushiobara Station, then 50 min by bus to
Nasu Yumoto Onsen
(2) 1h 10 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Nasushiobara Station, then 1h 10 min by bus to
Shiobara Onsen Bus Terminal
(3) 3h 20 min by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nasu Onsen
(4) 3h 10 min by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Shiobara Onsen Bus Terminal
(1) 1h 55 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Choushi Station, then 15 min by Choshi Electric Railway to Inuboh Station
(2) 2h 50 min by bus from Hamamatsucho Bus terminal to Inubohsaki
1h 30 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Station to Awa-Kamogawa Station
(1) 1h 45 min by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kawaguchiko Station
(2) 1 hour by JR Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Otsuki Station, then 55 min by Fujikyu Railway to Kawaguchiko Station
1h 30 min by JR Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Isawa-Onsen Station
(1) 1h 35 min by JR Chuo Main Line Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Kofu Station, then 55 min by JR Minobu Line Limited Express to Minobu Station and 1h 25-min bus ride to Nishiyama Onsen
(2) 3h 30 min by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Minobu Station, then 1h 25 min by bus to Nishiyama Onsen
5 min by JR Yamanote Line from Tokyo Station to Hamamatsucho Station
1h 25 min by Seibu Limited Express from Ikebukuro Station to Seibu-Chichibu Station
1h 50 min by JR Limited Express from Ueno Station to Isohara Station
(1) 1h 45 min by Tobu Limited Express from Asakusa Station to Tobu Nikko Station
(2) 50 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Utsunomiya Station, then 45 min by JR Nikko Line to Nikko Station
(1) 4 hours by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Chuo Expressway Hirugami Onsen
(2) 1h 40 min by bus from Nagoya Meitetsu Bus Center to Hirugami Onsen
1h 15 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Karuizawa Station
1h 30 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Nagano Station, then 1 hour by bus to Hakuba
1h 50 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Iiyama Station, then 35 min by bus to Nozawa Onsen
(1) 1h 15 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Ueda Station, then 30 min by Ueda Electric Railway to Bessho-Onsen Station
(2) 1h 15 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Ueda Station, then 15 min by Shinano Railway to Togura Station
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.
The transportation means explained here are the ones that have more frequent services, and are thought to be most comonly used. We pirortized traveling by trains, but there can be various ways of transportations. For instance, in some cases, they have direct bus services. Also, in other cases, you may be able to get to the destinations a lot quicker by renting a car from the airport or from large cities.
(Driving on the snowy roads requires sophisticated driving skills to handle the snow coverage and avoid skidding.)
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