Atami Onsen Sightseeing Guide: A Hot Spring Getaway from Tokyo for a Day Trip

A luxury resort hotel that opened in September 2022 in front of Omiya no Matsu, a symbolic scenic spot in Atami that has once again drawn attention as a resort destination for longer stays.
All 87 guest rooms come with their own hot spring bath. You can enjoy high-quality hot spring water from the hotel’s own source 220 meters underground without leaving your room. The large public bath on the top floor, also supplied by the hotel’s private spring source, features a 12-meter-long infinity bath inspired by a ship in the sky.

A hot spring inn in Minami-Atami Onsen right in front of Nagahama Beach, a popular swimming beach. It is known for its generous meals and open-air baths with an open feel.
Dinner, made with plenty of seasonal seafood, is lavish even on the standard plan, which includes a boat-shaped platter with at least five kinds of sashimi. Grilled fish and simmered fish are also added, making it highly satisfying in both quality and quantity.
The scenic private open-air baths with four types of tubs are available free of charge 24 hours a day. On clear days, the roof and fence can be fully opened so you can bathe while looking out over Sagami Bay beyond the black pine trees.

Atami Fuga stands in a quiet villa area of Atami.
This resort hotel is proud of its views from a hill overlooking Sagami Bay and downtown Atami, and some guest rooms even offer views of the Atami Fireworks Festival, which is held more than 10 times a year.
The hotel offers various types of rooms, including those with open-air baths, ocean views, and calm Japanese-style rooms.
The large public bath, filled with hot spring water known for its gentle feel and excellent skin-beautifying effects, has a dreamy yet open atmosphere.

Ocean Spa Fuua, located in Atami, one of Japan’s leading hot spring destinations, is a day-use hot spring facility where you can enjoy a resort-like atmosphere.
With a scenic standing open-air bath, natural free-flowing open-air baths, a sauna, and a bedrock sauna, it has everything you need to relax all day long.
The spa’s biggest highlight is its giant standing open-air bath, one of the largest in Japan, with a total length of Approx. 25 meters. From the bath, you can take in a panoramic view of Sagami-nada and enjoy the strange sensation of floating on the sea.

A hot spring ryokan renovated from a long-established inn with 65 years of history, based on the concept of a “nostalgic hot spring inn.”
It offers high-quality hot spring water drawn from two private sources in a free-flowing style, welcoming many hot spring fans every day.
Just a 3-minute walk from Atami Station, this conveniently located inn offers not only overnight stays but also day-use bathing. It’s perfect for enjoying a bath like visiting an outside hot spring, or for one last soak before heading home.

An all-weather health and fitness facility where you can enjoy a waterslide with a height difference of Approx. 8 meters and a hot spring pool.
The ocean-view hot spring is wonderfully open, and because it can be used in swimwear, it’s sure to be a fun place for families, friends, and couples.
The indoor area, including a lazy river pool, waterslide, and 25-meter pool, is open year-round and stays lively in every season.

An izakaya with excellent access, located right near JR Atami Station. You can enjoy the seaside atmosphere along with fresh seafood and mountain produce from Atami around a traditional sunken hearth.
At lunchtime, the menu mainly features set meals and rice bowls, with a variety of dried fish and sashimi.
At dinnertime, you can enjoy skewers grilled over the hearth and dried fish along with sake carefully selected by the owner.

A sushi restaurant located in the Nakamise Shopping Street right in front of Atami Station, an area bustling with many tourists.
Here, you can enjoy sushi made by skilled chefs using seasonal seafood delivered directly from fishing ports.
The toppings used for the nigiri sushi are delivered fresh every morning from Numazu Port. In season, local Shizuoka specialties such as fresh whitebait and sakura shrimp also appear on the menu.

A popular Western-style restaurant recognized as a “Talked-About Restaurant,” an award said to be given by a famous gourmet website to only 9% of its Approx. 770,000 listed restaurants. Founded in 1947, it also has the dignified presence of a long-established eatery.
Recommended dishes include curry made by slowly simmering meat in a pork bone-based soup and finishing it with an original blend of spices, as well as hayashi rice made with plenty of Japanese Black beef.

A castle tower shining prominently on a hill in Atami. You might wonder who built it, but in fact, it is not a real historical castle. It is a tourist facility built in 1959 in the style of a five-tier, nine-story castle keep.
Its biggest highlight is the view from the top floor. From 43 meters above ground and 160 meters above sea level, the 360-degree panorama is spectacular, offering views not only of Atami City but also as far as the Izu Peninsula.

A beach crowded with swimmers in summer and also a great place to view the Atami Fireworks Festival, which is held more than 10 times a year.
The 400-meter palm-lined promenade, white sand beautifully contrasted with the blue sky, and the gentle sound of calm shallow waves all create the feeling of a tropical resort.
Because of its location, it is also known as a sunrise beach with the morning sun and a moonlight beach lit by the moon, and it is illuminated at night in some seasons.

An urban park whose roots go back to a plum garden opened in 1886 by Sohei Mogi, a wealthy businessman from Yokohama.
In its spacious grounds of Approx. 44,000 square meters along the Hatsukawa River, 469 plum trees of 60 varieties are planted, including old trees over 100 years old, and the first plum blossoms bloom every year from late November to early December.
It is widely known as the place with the earliest-blooming plum blossoms in Japan.