A hot-spring day from Tokyo

東京から温泉へ日帰りとうきょうからおんせんへひがえり

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The real thing is ninety minutes away: Hakone by Romancecar from Shinjuku, with day-use baths at ryokan overlooking the valley; Kusatsu or Kinugawa by rail; or, without leaving the city, the bayside onsen at Toyosu and the black-water baths of the low city. A day trip needs no luggage — the ryokan lend towels and yukata — and returns you to the Shinjuku neon by eight.

How to arrange it: Book day-use at a ryokan a week ahead (some require lunch with the bath); the Romancecar seat online the day before.
Price band: ¥¥¥
Allow: 600 min
Where: Shinjuku, Tsukiji & Toyosu

Where to book it

Shinjuku

Hato Bus (Hakone tour)

はとバス（箱根コース）

¥¥¥ · 600 min · English: yes

Tokyo's oldest sightseeing bus operator (running since 1948) offers a dedicated Hakone day course out of central Tokyo, taking the hot-spring day trip off travellers' hands as a fully guided coach itinerary rather than a self-arranged train journey.

Shinjuku

Odakyu Hakone Freepass

小田急箱根フリーパス

¥¥ · 480 min · English: yes

The rail operator's own all-in-one pass departing directly from Shinjuku, covering the train there and unlimited use of the local buses, cable car and pirate-ship cruise around Hakone's onsen towns for the pass's validity period. Buying straight from Odakyu rather than a reseller means the English booking flow and any changes go through the operator that actually runs the trains.

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