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Fuji Kawaguchiko Onsen Yamanashi · 富士河口湖温泉郷
Fuji Kawaguchiko Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamanashi, Japan. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 50 inns take visitors here.
Getting there From Tokyo about 2 h
Car Not needed
JR Pass Not a JR line
Train to Kawaguchiko Station A short walk Fly into Haneda or Narita. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps .
Simple spring
The water here Simple spring 単純温泉 Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.
Things to see nearby Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.
With tattoos Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.
More on tattoos and onsen
Where to stay Opens Rakuten Travel, which lists inns in English. Onsen Guide earns a commission if you book through these links, at no extra cost to you.
Hot spring towns nearby Similar water elsewhere Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.
The numbers Inns 50 Address in Japanese 山梨県南都留郡富士河口湖町 Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is 35.5281, 138.7588 — open the map
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