10 Popular Hot Spring Inns in Kanazawa

Introducing hotels and ryokans with onsen (hot springs) that are popular for their bath reviews, located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, which faces the Sea of Japan.

These accommodations are perfect as tourist bases in Kanazawa, dotted with attractive landmarks like “Kenrokuen” and “Kanazawa 21st Century Museum.”

Why not plan a trip that fully enjoys both the hot springs and the sights of Kanazawa?

Natural Hot Spring Kaga no Takara-sen Oyado Nono Kanazawa

Opened in April 2021, “Natural Hot Spring Kaga no Takara-sen Onyado Nono Kanazawa” is a hot spring inn from the Dormy Inn chain, where you can feel the softness and gloss of Japanese style throughout the building.

The pride of the inn is its spacious bathhouse, which includes a wide sauna and a cold bath, creating an open and liberating space. There are also open-air baths and pot baths available for a relaxing time. The tatami-mat rooms equipped with beds offer the comfort of feeling like you are at home. You can choose from single, twin, or double rooms depending on the number of people.

Don’t miss the breakfast where you can enjoy local menus and freshly made egg dishes, starting with a customizable seafood bowl where you can top it with your favorite seafood like yellowtail, sweet shrimp, and salmon roe.

Natural Hot Spring Relax Park Terume Kanazawa

Enjoy a tour of the baths at “Natural Hot Spring Relax Park Terume Kanazawa,” the largest bathing facility in the Hokuriku area. Centered around a large bathhouse using natural hot springs, it offers over 10 types of baths for both men and women, including 100% free-flowing source water baths, high-concentration carbonated baths, and daily medicinal herb baths.

Rooms are available in various sizes for both Japanese and Western styles. For dinner, enjoy Japanese izakaya dishes heavily featuring seafood from the Sea of Japan, or choose a genuine yakiniku restaurant offering quality meats and seafood. The breakfast buffet with over 30 dishes is also popular.

The hotel also features a full range of facilities, including an esthetic salon, a kids’ corner, and karaoke, making it perfect for a comfortable stay with family.

Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Hyakurakuso

Enjoy a private adult getaway at the secluded “Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Hyakurakuso.” Upon arrival, you’re welcomed with a stylish Japanese afternoon tea. The spacious lounge allows for an elegant moment of relaxation.

Rooms are available in two buildings, one themed around “beauty and excitement” for great social media shots, and another offering suites and a premium lounge for an upgraded stay. Enjoy the hot springs in the main building with a large communal bath and private open-air baths, or one of the four private baths in the auxiliary building, allowing for undisturbed relaxation.

Dinner is a kaiseki meal incorporating the seasons of Kanazawa. For special occasions, consider adding exquisite dishes like “Selected Noto Beef Rock Salt Grill” or “Whole Salt Grilled Blackthroat Seaperch.”

Access to Yuwaku Onsen is about a 45-minute bus ride from JR Kanazawa Station.

Natural Hot Spring Kaga no Yuizumi Dormy Inn Kanazawa

“Natural Hot Spring Kaga no Yuizumi Dormy Inn Kanazawa,” located about a 2-minute walk from JR Kanazawa Station, offers excellent accessibility. This facility is the Dormy Inn Group’s first designer hotel, boasting a stylish space that belies its business hotel classification.

It features the only gender-separated natural hot spring large public bath around Kanazawa Station, offering a fantastical and modern Japanese aesthetic. With a spacious sauna and cold bath, as well as an open-air bath and pot baths, you can relax to your heart’s content. The tatami mat rooms equipped with beds offer a homely comfort. Choose from single, twin, or double rooms according to the number of guests.

Don’t miss the breakfast options, including local specialties like your choice of seafood donburi and Hanton Rice, as well as a variety of small dishes and freshly made egg dishes. The late-night ramen service is also popular.

APA Hotel <Kanazawa Chuo>

“APA Hotel <Kanazawa Chuo>,” a large urban hotel boasting 513 rooms, is located about an 8-minute drive from JR Kanazawa Station. Close to attractions like Kenrokuen Garden and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, it’s ideal for both business and sightseeing.

The top-floor scenic open-air bath “Souken no Yu” offers spectacular views of Kanazawa city and the distant Sea of Japan. After enjoying the hot springs, why not relax with a healing sauna (stone sauna), massage, or Korean-style scrub?

Rooms are functional Western-style, and all are equipped with free VOD, allowing access to over 200 titles, including movies. Breakfast is served at the in-house “Seattle’s Best Coffee,” offering a daily Japanese set meal.

Natural Hot Spring Kogado no Yu Super Hotel Premier Kanazawa Ekimae

Located approximately 7 minutes on foot from JR Kanazawa Station and an ideal base for sightseeing in Kanazawa, “Natural Hot Spring Kogado no Yu Super Hotel Premier Kanazawa Ekimae” offers gender-separated large public baths using simple thermal springs, allowing guests to thoroughly unwind from their travels.

The hotel features a variety of room types, including ladies’ rooms for solo female travelers, theater rooms with large screens, and family rooms. The breakfast includes a spread of organic vegetables, specially cultivated rice, and locally sourced dishes. In the evening, guests can relax in the lounge with alcoholic and soft drinks, although dinner is not served on the premises—allowing guests to enjoy their evening meal out in Kanazawa before returning to the hotel for drinks.

Oyado Yamashita

“Oyado Yamashita,” known for having been visited by the painter Takehisa Yumeji and his lover, features a gallery displaying Yumeji’s works on each guest room floor, allowing guests to enjoy art viewing while enveloped by Kanazawa’s nature.

The pride of the inn, the hot spring, uses water from the historically loved Yamanaka Onsen. Facilities are child-friendly, with bath toys and chairs available. After a relaxing bath, guests can unwind further in the relaxation space.

Rooms include standard rooms with wide edges and stepping stones, and a maisonette type available for one group per day. The dining experience features creative kaiseki cuisine using seasonal ingredients served in the rooms for both breakfast and dinner. Special plans featuring local delicacies like Noto beef and boxed crabs are also recommended.

Access to Yamanaka Onsen is about a 45-minute bus ride from JR Kanazawa Station.

Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Yuno Ryokan

“Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Yuno Ryokan” is a place where you can feel the Japanese ambiance at every corner, from the tea rooms to the lush green courtyards. The onsen is a colorless, transparent, weak alkaline saline spring gentle on the skin. Guests can enjoy a spacious indoor bath with two bath types—one made from red granite shaped like plum flowers and another with the fragrance of cypress—and an open-air bath.

The guest rooms vary from cozy traditional rooms to special rooms and rooms with their own open-air baths. Dining at the ryokan features kaiseki meals that change monthly, utilizing seasonal seafood and local specialties like Noto beef, nodoguro (blackthroat seaperch), and Kaga vegetables. The breakfast buffet includes local dishes like “toppe” and “berobero” and is not to be missed.

Natural Hot Spring & Health Land Kanazawa Yumenoyu

“Natural Hot Spring & Health Land Kanazawa Yumenoyu” boasts extensive facilities including a healing corner and karaoke room. Though it’s about a 15-minute drive from JR Kanazawa Station, a free shuttle bus is available for convenience.

Enjoy a variety of baths such as an open-air bath with natural stones, the largest bath in the prefecture featuring radium water, powerful jet baths, and carbonated baths infused with natural hot spring water. It’s a bonus that you can enjoy the natural hot spring water in the baths of the Western-style rooms as well.

With diverse dining facilities offering Japanese, Western, Chinese, Indian, and barbecue options, you can choose whatever suits your mood or preference. The breakfast is a Japanese set meal with free refills on drinks, rice, and miso soup.

Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Yamane

Perched on a hill and enveloped by the greenery of the countryside, “Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Yamane” offers a 100% natural hot spring that is gentle on the skin. Its open-air baths are set amongst bamboo groves, allowing guests to enjoy the changing seasons and natural soundscape while soaking in the healing waters.

The indoor bath features a small stained-glass window that evokes the spirit of painter Yumeji Takehisa, who once stayed in the area. Another highlight is the private open-air bath carved from a single block of Kaga clan’s secret stone “Tomuroishi.”

The ryokan has ten guest rooms in total. Options include purely Japanese-style rooms, rooms with living areas furnished with sofas, and special rooms equipped with their own open-air baths. Dining here is a particular treat with dishes such as rice cooked in a traditional kamado stove, and local seafood grilled on a Suzu diatomite charcoal grill, all curated by the head chef. Be sure to check out the irori (sunken hearth) dining room, which can be booked in advance for an exclusive dining experience.

Access to Yuwaku Onsen is approximately 45 minutes by bus from JR Kanazawa Station.

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