Izu onsen: day baths and Higashiizu stays

For a first sea-view day bath, go to Tokai Hotel Yuen in Inatori: non-guests can bathe for up to an hour. Atagawa Prince has a rooftop bath, while Hokkawa’s lunch-and-bath packages need advance reservations. A private room bath in Okawa belongs to an overnight stay.

Tokai Hotel Yuen day baths

At Inatori Tokai Hotel Yuen, the outdoor baths face the sea with the Izu islands on the horizon. Broad windows continue the outlook inside, and a rock-enclosed cave bath feels more sheltered. Non-staying visitors can bathe for up to sixty minutes. Walk about fifteen minutes from Izu-Inatori station.

Tokai day visit	Terms
Reception	14:00–20:00
Bathing	14:00–21:00; maximum sixty minutes
Weekday entry	Adult ¥1,000 (about US$6.30); child ¥500 (about US$3.20)
Ordinary weekends, pre-holidays and designated dates such as the Kawazu blossom festival	Adult ¥1,500 (about US$9.50); child ¥750 (about US$4.80)
Peak periods (year-end and New Year, Golden Week, summer, Silver Week and event days)	Adult ¥2,000 (about US$13); child ¥1,000 (about US$6.30)
Towels	Bath towel ¥200 (about US$1.30); face towel ¥100 (about US$0.60), extra

Admission is walk-in, with tattoos excluded. There is no lounge for day use. Private open-air baths cost extra. An overnight stay at Tokai Hotel Yuen includes an ocean-view room, with seafood kaiseki served on dinner plans.

Atagawa Prince rooftop baths

Kunpu, on Atagawa Prince’s roof, opens toward sky and sea. The water’s edge seems to continue into the horizon; beside it, the footbath sky terrace looks toward the Izu islands from eighty meters above the shore. The rooftop may close in strong wind or heavy rain. Below are the Umi-iro and Sora-iro communal areas, with indoor and outdoor tubs in hinoki, rock and ceramic settings.

Prince day entry	Terms
Entry and departure	From 15:00; last admission 21:00; leave by 22:00
Adult admission	¥1,300 (about US$8.20), including bath and face towels
February, March and August	¥1,800 (about US$11), including towels

The fee includes the communal baths and rooftop when open. Tattoos and tattoo stickers exclude admission, and busy holiday periods can close day entry. From Izu-Atagawa station, walk about ten minutes uphill over steep slopes and stairs. Atagawa Prince also has overnight rooms overlooking the coast.

Hokkawa lunch-and-bath packages

At Tsuruya Kisshotei, the Amagiji bath pairs a rock pool under a pavilion roof with an indoor pool lined in Izu stone. Boukai has stained glass, warm timber around its outdoor bath and a spacious granite indoor pool. At Kissho CAREN, Hekikai’s cypress and stone tubs overlook Sagami Bay and Izu Oshima; Wagetsu has a bath among trees with the sea below. The communal areas switch between men and women, and CAREN’s baths include some stairs.

Day package	Reservation	Lunch and bathing
Tsuruya Kisshotei	At least two people; book at least three days ahead	Restaurant 11:30–14:00, then baths 14:00–16:00; towels supplied
Kissho CAREN	At least two people; book at least five days ahead	Lunch package; baths available from 14:00; towels supplied

Each reserved package includes lunch and the baths in the restaurant’s own building. Towels are supplied, and holiday exclusions apply. At CAREN, arrive in time for the reserved meal.

Private baths and overnight stays

In Okawa, Isaribi has a spring-fed open-air bath in every sea-view room, with tubs in hinoki, natural stone and Izu stone. Larger indoor pools and stone-lined outdoor baths among trees are also available for private use by staying guests. The inn accepts overnight bathers only.

Stairs serve the upper floors. From Izu-Okawa station, walk about eight minutes up the narrow, steep approach or arrange a pickup during 14:30–19:00. Farther south, Atagawa Prince’s private baths have a hinoki tub and a round ceramic tub looking toward greenery, with sessions reserved at reception.

The coastal bath towns

Higashiizu’s six hot-spring settlements are Okawa, Hokkawa, Atagawa, Katase, Shirata and Inatori. Hotels line the shore and climb the short slopes behind it. Atagawa has a sandy seafront below the hills, Inatori spreads around its fishing port, and Hokkawa is a small ryokan village along a rocky coast.

High waves damaged Hokkawa’s public Kurone Iwaburo bath, which remains closed indefinitely. Hokkawa Onsen Hotel’s Kuchu Yuen rooftop bath is closed for renovation, with reopening planned for November 1, 2026. Tsuruya Kisshotei and Kissho CAREN admit day visitors on reserved meal-and-bath packages; walk-in day bathing is available at Tokai Hotel Yuen in Inatori and Atagawa Prince.

Reviewed: October 27, 2026