The Onsen Loop
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The Onsen Loop

6 nights of ryokan, no cities

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Overview

Why this trip works

Three legendary onsen towns, one week, zero rush. A reference route built around bathing schedules.

Daily itinerary

6 days, day by day

  1. Day 1
    Hakone
    Hakone in

    Romancecar arrival, first soak.

    Gora ryokan
  2. Day 2
    Hakone
    Hakone slow

    Open-air museum, second soak.

    Open-Air Museum
  3. Day 3
    Kinosaki
    Transfer to Kinosaki

    Yukata, wooden geta, seven baths.

    IchinoyuSatonoyu
  4. Day 4
    Kinosaki
    Kinosaki day

    Crab lunch, more baths.

    Kani lunch
  5. Day 5
    Kurokawa
    Kurokawa

    Kyushu mountain town.

    Kurokawa outdoor baths
  6. Day 6
    Kurokawa
    Fly Fukuoka

    Bus down, fly home.

    FUK
Hidden gems

What the guidebooks miss

Kurokawa rotenburo pass
One low-cost pass, three baths of your choice.