Benifuji no Yu, the Fuji-view hot spring at Lake Yamanaka, closed on 28 September 2026 and plans to reopen in March 2027. Its sister bath Ishiwari no Yu, at the east end of the lake, is open: ¥900 for adults, from 11:00, closed Thursdays, but with no Fuji view. Yurari in Narusawa has Fuji-view baths.
Benifuji no Yu is closed. The day spa at the west end of Lake Yamanaka shut on 28 September 2026, and its notice gives the closure as running until March 2027, marked as planned. Benifuji’s notice gives no reason; its sister bath, Ishiwari no Yu, says the building is closed for renovation work. Ishiwari no Yu itself is open: ¥900 for adults, from 11:00, closed Thursdays. It has no view of Mt Fuji. If you want the mountain in view from the bath, Yurari in Narusawa has Fuji-view baths and is open.
Checked October 2026, from each operator’s site:
| Bath | Where | Adult | Hours | Closed | Fuji view from baths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishiwari no Yu (石割の湯) | Hirano, east end of the lake | ¥900 | 11:00 to 19:00, last entry 18:15; 11:00 to 20:00 from 16 to 31 October 2026 | Thursdays | No |
| Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari (富士眺望の湯 ゆらり) | Narusawa village, west of Lake Kawaguchiko | ¥1,400 weekdays, ¥1,700 weekends and holidays | 10:00 to 21:00 weekdays, to 22:00 weekends and holidays (last entry an hour before) | See operator | Yes, from the upper-floor baths |
| Benifuji no Yu (紅富士の湯) | Yamanaka, west end of the lake | ¥900 | Closed | 28 Sep 2026 to March 2027 (planned) | Yes, when open |
Ishiwari no Yu changes its hours by month, so check its calendar for the date you visit.
Ishiwari no Yu is Benifuji’s sister bath, run by the same village company (山中湖観光振興公社), which also runs the Hananomiyako flower park. It stands at the foot of Mt Ishiwari, about 1 km east of Hirano at the eastern tip of the lake, in a wooden building with a big timber-beamed dome made from local chestnut and cypress.
The water. An alkaline simple spring with a pH of 10.2, which the bath calls one of the most alkaline in Japan. The bath lists skin care and joint pain among the benefits.
The baths. A large indoor bath, a lie-down bath, a lukewarm bath of untreated spring water, a dry sauna in each side, and two outdoor baths, one of rock and one of hinoki cypress. Shampoo and body soap are provided.
Prices and extras. Adults ¥900, junior high ¥700, primary ¥350, under-sixes free; the bathing tax is included. A face towel costs ¥220, a rental bath towel ¥180. Private rest rooms cost ¥3,000 for three hours plus ¥1,000 an hour after that; they have a TV but no bath and can be booked a month ahead. After bathing you can rest in a 48-mat tatami hall. There are massage chairs and a reflexology service. You may bring food in, but not drinks.
Parking. Free, about 150 cars.
Getting there. The Fujikko loop bus from Fujisan Station runs out to Hirano and Ishiwari no Yu. From the Hirano bus stop it is about a 15-minute walk. Regular buses from Fujisan Station take about 45 minutes to Hirano.
It is also the bath for walkers coming down from Mt Ishiwari and the other hills behind Hirano; the bath’s site lists the hiking routes.
If the point of the trip is a soak with Mt Fuji in view, Fuji Chobo no Yu Yurari is an open public bath with Fuji views. It is in Narusawa village, west of Lake Kawaguchiko, so it is a drive or a bus ride from Yamanaka, not a walk. The upper-floor baths face the mountain.
Adults pay ¥1,400 on weekdays and ¥1,700 at weekends and on holidays. It opens 10:00 to 21:00 on weekdays and 10:00 to 22:00 at weekends, holidays, Golden Week, summer and the New Year. Travel guides mention private Fuji-view baths at ¥3,500 for 60 minutes, but Yurari’s own price page says the private baths are only for guests at the Fuji Midorino Kyukamura hotel next door.
By bus, the Omni Blue Line from Kawaguchiko Station stops at Michi-no-eki Narusawa nearby in about 25 minutes. For more ideas, see our guide to Mt Fuji ryokan and onsen, which covers hotel baths with Fuji views.
If you are coming as a day trip from Tokyo and the bath matters more than the lake, one coach tour finishes with a choice of shopping at the Gotemba outlets or a soak at Konohana no Yu, the hot spring next to them (entry extra). It does not stop at Lake Yamanaka.
Benifuji no Yu (紅富士の湯, “crimson Fuji bath”) is the Yamanakako onsen most visitors look for, because every bath faces Mt Fuji. The operator lists benifuji, the crimson Fuji of winter, among the seasonal views from its outdoor baths.
The water. An alkaline simple spring with a pH of 10.3, a source temperature of 26.1°C and about 150 litres a minute, according to the operator.
The baths. Indoors, a large bath with a jet bath, bubble bath, lie-down bath, lukewarm bath of spring water and a pour-over bath. The whole wall on the Fuji side is glass. Outside there are two baths, one of hinoki cypress and one of stone, at different temperatures, both facing the mountain. There are dry and mist saunas. There is no private bath.
Diamond Fuji. The operator promotes the winter views from the outdoor baths, including Diamond Fuji. In 2019 the flower park noted that the Diamond Fuji could be seen from Benifuji for a few days around 21 January, at about 15:40. That will not happen this winter. Our Diamond Fuji guide lists the lakeside viewpoints instead.
Food and shop. A second-floor dining hall serves hoto, Yamanashi’s thick noodle stew, and the shop sells local souvenirs, towels and bath wear, so you can turn up with nothing.
Normal terms when it was last open, from the operator’s site:
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Adult | ¥900 (junior and senior high ¥700, primary ¥350, under-sixes free), bathing tax included |
| Hours | Weekdays 11:00 to 19:00 (last entry 18:15); weekends and holidays 11:00 to 20:00 (last entry 19:15) |
| Closed | Mondays and Tuesdays |
| Towels | Face towel ¥220 to buy, bath towel ¥180 to rent |
| Coin lockers | ¥100, returned |
The tourism association lists it as closed on Tuesdays only; the operator says Mondays and Tuesdays. Prices and hours may change when it reopens, so check its site in March 2027.
House rules. Benifuji refuses entry to anyone with a tattoo, of any size, including stickers and body paint, and will ask people to leave without a refund. Phones and cameras are not allowed in the bath area, children of primary-school age and older may not use the bath of the other sex, and you pay the entry fee even if you do not bathe.
Getting there. It is about 3 minutes by car from Yamanakako IC. The Fujikko loop bus from Fujisan Station stops in front; other buses stop at the Hananomiyako-Koen stop on the main road, about five minutes’ walk away. The Hananomiyako Koen flower park is next door.
If you want a hot spring with a Fuji view at Lake Yamanaka this winter, staying at a hotel with its own bath is the surest option. See where to stay at Lake Yamanaka and hotels with a Mt Fuji view. If you are still deciding where to base yourself, Lake Yamanaka vs Kawaguchiko compares the two lakes.
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No. Benifuji no Yu closed on 28 September 2026. Its own notice gives the closure as running to March 2027, marked as planned, and its sister bath Ishiwari no Yu says the building is closed for renovation work. Check the Benifuji website before you travel in spring 2027, because the reopening date could move.
Ishiwari no Yu, run by the same village company, is the one public bath at the lake that is open. Adults pay ¥900 and it opens at 11:00, closed Thursdays. It has a strongly alkaline spring at pH 10.2 and outdoor rock and cypress baths, but no Fuji view. For a view of the mountain from the water, try Yurari in Narusawa.
Checked October 2026, entry is ¥900 for adults, ¥700 for junior high school students and ¥350 for primary school children, with under-sixes free. The price includes the bathing tax. A face towel costs ¥220 and a rental bath towel ¥180. Private rest rooms cost ¥3,000 for up to three hours, but they have no bath.
Yes, when it is open. The indoor baths have a glass wall on the Fuji side and the two outdoor baths face the mountain. In winter the operator promotes the red glow on the snow and Diamond Fuji; the flower park once noted Diamond Fuji at Benifuji around 21 January. It is closed until a planned March 2027, so not this winter.
Not at the two village baths. Benifuji no Yu and Ishiwari no Yu both refuse entry to anyone with a tattoo, including fashion tattoos, small one-point designs and stickers. Benifuji adds that it will ask people to leave without a refund. There is no private bath at Benifuji, and Yurari's private baths are only for guests of the hotel next door.
For a ryokan with Mt Fuji from the room and the bath, book on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi: Shuhokaku Kogetsu and Ubuya say every room faces Fuji.
Hananomiyako Koen is a village-run flower park on the north-west side of Lake Yamanaka, with about 300,000 m² of fields facing Mt Fuji.
Diamond Fuji is the moment the setting sun sits exactly on Mt Fuji's summit.
Stay at Asahigaoka if you arrive by bus: the terminal, swan boat pier and lakeside park are a few hundred metres apart.