[Yamanashi Prefecture] How to enjoy the hot springs at "Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari Onsen" with a great view of Mt. Fuji

• Table of Contents
• What is Fuji View Hot Spring Yurari?
• 5 things you can do at the day-trip hot spring facility "Fujichobo no Yurari"
• Access from Tokyo
• Access from Kawaguchiko Sta. to Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari Onsen
• From arrival to admission
• From the dressing room to the bathroom
• To the restaurant
• Leaving the building

What is Fuji View Hot Spring Yurari?

This is a day-trip hot spring facility where you can enjoy the hot springs while looking at Mt. Fuji up close. No prior reservations are required, so feel free to drop by.

There are 16 types of baths available, including two open-air baths with outstanding views of Mt. Fuji, as well as carbonated springs and cave baths. Amenities such as towels, shampoo, and lotion are also provided, so you can come empty-handed.

There are some prohibited items when using Yurari, so please check the details below!

Prohibited items at Yurari

Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari Onsen Facility Guide

5 things you can do at the day-trip hot spring facility "Fujichobo no Yurari"

①Soak in a hot spring while looking at Mt. Fuji

You can relax in the open-air bath with the impressive Mt. Fuji right in front of you. Photography is prohibited in the bath, so please make sure to burn the scenery and experience into your memory.

②You can enjoy various baths

You can enjoy a variety of elaborate baths, including cave baths and carbonated springs.

3. You can refresh your body and relieve the fatigue of your trip.

There are various courses available, including full body, foot care, and head care. You can also just come for the body refreshment without taking a bath.

4. Enjoy Japanese food made with local ingredients

You can enjoy dishes such as Yamanashi Prefecture's local dish "Houtou," "Tonkatsu Set Meal" made with "Koshu Fujizakura Pork," and "Oshino Salmon Bowl" made with rainbow trout from Oshino Village.

5. You can buy local souvenirs unique to the foot of Mount Fuji

There are a variety of local souvenirs available, including "Fujizakura Heights Beer" and "Mt. Fuji Curry," both made using natural water from Mt. Fuji, and "Shine Muscat Fresh Cream Puffs," made with Shine Muscat grapes from Yamanashi Prefecture.

Access from Tokyo

Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari Onsen is located in Narusawa Village, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture. It takes about 2 hours from Tokyo (Shinjuku). For access information from Tokyo, please refer to the following URL.

Since you can experience the nature at the foot of Mt. Fuji in just two hours from the big city, many people not only come for day trips but also stay overnight to fully enjoy the area.

Access from Kawaguchiko Sta. to Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari Onsen

① Local bus

From Kawaguchiko Sta., take the "Blue Line" Narusawa, Lake Shojiko, and Lake Motosuko Tour Bus and get off at "Roadside Station Narusawa." From the bus stop, it's a 1-minute walk to Yurari.

For information about route buses, please click here → https://www.fujikyubus.co.jp/shuyu

② Taxi

Please tell the taxi driver "Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari Onsen."

The journey takes approximately 20 minutes one way.

③ Free shuttle bus

Advance reservations are required online. For details, see below.

■About booking the Yurari free shuttle bus

To use the Yurari free shuttle bus, you must make a reservation in advance via the website at least one hour before the bus departure time .

In addition, online reservations for buses bound for Yurari from Kawaguchiko Sta. require approval, so your reservation is not yet confirmed at the time of application. You will be notified later whether your reservation has been confirmed or not.

Once you receive a confirmation email, your reservation is OK! Wait for the Yurari bus at bus stop 10 at Kawaguchiko Sta. at the reserved time on the day. The bus stop is crowded with various shuttle buses, so the bus cannot stop there for long periods of time. Please note that if you are not at the bus stop by the time, you will not be able to use the service. Make sure to be at the bus stop before the departure time!

Departure time: 11:00/13:00/15:00/18:00 from Lake Kawaguchiko. Total of 4 departures.

Departing from Yurari 12:30/14:30/17:30/20:00 Total of 4 flights

Click here to book the free shuttle bus

You can also book the bus from Yurari to Kawaguchiko Sta. directly at the Yurari Front Desk.

＜Request＞

If your travel plans change or you are unable to come, please be sure to cancel.

To cancel, there is a button in the email you receive when your reservation is confirmed.

From arrival to admission

① Take off your shoes

②Put your shoes in the shoe cupboard

③Go to the front desk/Hand over the shoe locker key to the staff

Guests with tattoos are not permitted to enter.

④Purchase your hot spring ticket/plan

If you have a discount coupon, prepare it in advance! (Plans cannot be discounted.) Also, if you want to use the hot springs and meals, we recommend the set plan, which is only available on weekdays !

■ Meal set plan 2,250 yen (adult admission fee + 1,000 yen meal voucher)

■Body Warm Plan 4,100 yen (adult admission + 30-minute massage) / 7,000 yen (adult admission + 60-minute massage)

You can also use the wristband you receive from the front desk when you enter the building to make purchases inside the building. (Some items, such as vending machines, require cash payment.)

■ When using the private bath/body refresh

The private baths within Yurari are only available to guests staying at the neighboring accommodation facility, Fuji Midori no Kyuka Mura, but you can use them if there is availability on the day of your visit.

There is an entrance fee and a private bath fee. Reservations for the private bath can be made at the "Reservation Desk" to the left of the front desk. Private baths cannot be reserved in advance and can only be reserved on the day of your visit.

If you wish to receive a massage, you will also need to make a reservation in advance at the reservation desk.

https://www.fuji-yurari.jp/english/spa_eng.html#KashikiriSpa

■Free shuttle bus (from Yurari to Lake Kawaguchiko)

If you are using the free shuttle bus, make sure to reserve your return bus at the front desk when you enter the facility!

⑤Receive a towel and wristband (locker key)

⑥Go to the men's and women's baths!

From the dressing room to the bathroom

① Look for the locker with the same number as the locker key given to you at the front desk.

Be sure to hydrate before entering the hot spring!

② Take off all your clothes and put your valuables and clothes in the locker.

⚠Photography is prohibited in the changing room and bathroom. Bringing smartphones into the bathroom is also prohibited!!

3) Leave your large bath towel in your locker and take only your small face towel into the bathroom.

Please do not submerge the face towel you brought with you in the bathtub!

④ Wash your body in the washing area

Once you enter the bath, the first thing you should do is wash your body! It is good manners to always wash your body before entering the hot spring. (You can wash your hair later! Just make sure to tie it up so it doesn't get soaked in the water.)

⑤First, warm up your body in the indoor bath "Takami Bath"

First, warm up your body by soaking in the indoor bath.

6. View Mt. Fuji from the open-air "Panorama Bath"

7. Go down to the first floor and enjoy the "cave bath"

8. Enjoy the view from the open-air bath "Reiho Open-Air Bath"

9. Sweat in a "steam bath"

10. Relax in the "Reiho Spring Water Bath"

⑪ Back to the Reiho Open-Air Bath!

⑫ Before leaving the bathroom, dry your body with a face towel.

⑬To your locker!

⑭ Dry your body thoroughly with a bath towel

For more information on etiquette, click here

*We also have valuables boxes available (additional charge), so if you are worried, feel free to use one!

*At Yurari, you can use the baths as many times as you like once you enter the facility, so if you want to take a bath multiple times, please leave your towel in the locker instead of returning it. After your last bath, return the towel to the designated place. You can also rent additional towels for an additional fee.

Milk is inseparable from Japanese hot springs. Please try it after your bath! Probably many Japanese people enjoy milk or beer after their bath!

To the restaurant

①After leaving the changing room, proceed to Fujizakura Restaurant on the first floor.

② Sit in your favorite seat

③ Order food

To order, press the button on the table to call a staff member. You can also complete your order by showing the staff the locker key number given to you at the front desk when you arrive.

Meals and massages in the facility will be managed by wristbands (barcodes), and you will pay for them all together when you leave.

④Enjoy Japanese food

⑤Back to the hot springs!

On the first floor there is the restaurant "Fujizakura" and the private dining area "Okariba."

■Fujizakura Restaurant

You can enjoy Japanese cuisine made with local ingredients, including the most popular "Koshu Fujizakura Pork Tonkatsu," "Oshino Salmon Rice Bowl," and "Mt. Fuji Curry."

■ Restaurant Okariba

A private dining room where meals are delivered by a mini steam locomotive. At Okariba, you can enjoy three types of "hot pot dishes" including "hoto", a local dish of Yamanashi.

Click here for details about Yurari Restaurant

Leaving the building

Before you leave the building, check out the shop in front of the front desk! Buy some souvenirs that are unique to the foot of Mt. Fuji!

Hand your wristband over to the front desk and pay any fare difference at this point. Once you've completed your payment at the front desk, you'll receive a key to the shoe locker.

Take the shuttle bus to Lake Kawaguchiko!