Hakone
Ninety minutes from Tokyo, Hakone is Japan's classic onsen retreat: forested mountains, a lake with torii gates at the waterline and — on clear days — Mount Fuji presiding over everything.
- Best forRomantic
- Approx. flying time~11h 10m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportIzu Oshima (OIM)
About this place
Book a ryokan with a private open-air bath, since most public onsen separate the sexes, and surrender to the rhythm of soaking, kaiseki dinners and yukata-clad idleness. November brings autumn colour and the sharpest Fuji views.
Featured in Ten spa and hot-spring escapes to switch off together
When to go
Daytime highs run from about 9°C in January to 30°C in August. Driest in December; wettest in June, with rain on about 20 days.
The year at a glance — pick a month for detail
August30° · rain 18 daysWarm and often wet.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
Where to stay
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Flights
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