Akazawa Onsen Day Spa — Attraction in Ito

Use the free shuttle bus from Izu-Kogen station to access this onsen!

Go when it's sunny or partly sunny 😆

Tattoos are allowed here.

You can get here as a tourist or foreign resident with the Tokyo Wide Pass. Don't forget to reserve your seats for free at the station before you get on the Limited Express Odoriko Line (not Saphir).

Get a bento too for the train! 😉 Sit on the left side of the rain when you head to the onsen for a gorgeous view of the beach towns.

Note: recently, the limited express train route hasn't been showing on Google Maps. The J app, Navitime, has been doing better at showing it. However, if you're at Tokyo Station, you can check trains at Platform 9-10 to see what lines are running.

DO NOT use the Tokaido line to come here with that pass.

I think it's well priced (1400 yen) and comes with free towels when you get in the locker room.

The view is spectacular from the outdoor bath and have yet to experience another day spa like this aside from Hottarakashi Onsen in Kofu near Mt. Fuji. That onsen requires a taxi or rental car (or to go walking up steep hills . . . ) to access though.

The onsen restaurant is nice too. I like their special parfait. 😊

Personally, it's one of the best scenic and public onsen in Japan.

This spot is definitely a recommendation for new Japan travelers.

However, I highly recommend people to get on the trains to this place at around 8 AM (earliest is best) so that your day isn't just spent at this onsen if you return to Tokyo.

If you want something extra to do on the peninsula for a day trip, then I recommend going to places like Mt. Komuro or the Ito Marinetown...

Looking nice, fancy, and hot spring that you want to try; BUT lack of hospitality. We went there, 2 kids, lots of things. First when you get there, you are taking off your shoes, then 4metres from there is reception. We went all through it, it was raining, parking is on another side of the street, little bit dangerous to cross. We came inside, took off our shoes, all the time watching reception, stuff, place, fighting with kids not to be on someone's way. Came to the reception, then they told us kids under 2 years old can't use hot spring. For the onsen that cost more then 1500yen per person they should know better, how to approach their guests, to smile; not to look at us like we carry some deadly disease. So we picked up our things, through shoes/kids/main door/busy doorway to another place that was 900yen, clean, with nice view, great hospitality. It is good that we didn't book this place to stay, it was full(destiny) So we stayed in another place 3 days. Wanted only to use hot spring. If you are going with a kids under 2 years old, don't...

Roadside snapshot of a rainbow arched over the DHC Akazawa Onsen Village spa resort in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The resort has 10 facilities nestled in the forest of Izu Kogen that covers the headland jutting out into the Pacific Ocean on the eastern coastline of Izu, located about 146 km (91 mi) southwest of Tokyo.

I took this shot on the 3-hour drive back to Tokyo from the Kawazu-Zakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival. Visiting any resort, beach, or festival located on the eastern coastline of the Izu Peninsula limits you to Route 135 if you want to save money and avoid expressways. On this drive, traffic was congested at certain points, but with so many beautiful views along the coastline and the ocean breeze wafting through the car windows, my dog and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on the...