12 free foot baths in Kanto
- All 12 foot baths in Kanto are free to use.
- The two 24-hour foot baths are in Kusatsu, while Anyo-no-Yu in Oku-Nikko and Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa close in winter.
- Kinuta-no-Yu in front of Kinugawa Onsen Station is open 9:00–18:00.
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Free foot baths (ashiyu) in Kanto fall into two groups: ones you can use while waiting for a train, like Kinuta-no-Yu in front of Kinugawa Onsen Station, and ones you can use even in the middle of the night, like those around the Yubatake in Kusatsu. Only 2 in Kusatsu are open 24 hours, and Anyo-no-Yu in Oku-Nikko and Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa close in winter. This page lists the hours of 12 foot baths and their distance from the station.
In short
- Right off the train: Kinuta-no-Yu (in front of Kinugawa Onsen Station), cu-mo Hakone (2nd floor of Soun-zan Station), Minaka Odawara (Odawara Station).
- At night or early morning: Jizo-no-Yu-mae foot bath and Yukemuri-tei (both in Kusatsu, 24 hours).
- With a view: Kinuko-no-Yu (Kinugawa gorge), cu-mo Hakone (Hakone’s outer rim), Minaka Odawara (Odawara’s town from the 14th floor).
- With a drink: NARAYA CAFE and cu-mo Hakone.
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1. Hours and distance from the station for 12 free foot baths in Kanto, in one table
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| Foot bath | Onsen area | Nearest station / walk | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinuta-no-Yu | Kinugawa | In front of Kinugawa Onsen Station | 9:00–18:00 |
| Kinuko-no-Yu | Kinugawa | 19 min from Kinugawa Onsen Station | 9:00–17:00 |
| Kawaji foot bath | Kawaji | 15 min from Kawaji-Yumoto Station | 9:00–18:00 |
| Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa | Yunishikawa | Part of Yunishikawa Onsen Station | 9:00–17:00 (closed in winter) |
| Yunishikawa Mizu-no-Sato | Yunishikawa | About 15 min by bus from the station | Closed Wednesdays |
| Anyo-no-Yu | Oku-Nikko | 2 min from Yumoto Onsen bus stop | 9:00–20:00 (until mid-December) |
| Michi-no-Eki Kitsuregawa | Kitsuregawa | 20 min by car from Yaita IC | 11:00–17:00 (closed Mondays) |
| Jizo-no-Yu-mae | Kusatsu | 3 min from the Yubatake | 24 hours |
| Yukemuri-tei | Kusatsu | Beside the Yubatake | 24 hours |
| cu-mo Hakone | Hakone Gora | 2nd floor of Soun-zan Station | 9:00–16:00 |
| NARAYA CAFE | Hakone Miyanoshita | Down the slope from Miyanoshita Station | 10:30–18:00 |
| Minaka Odawara | Odawara | Odawara Station | 10:00–18:00 |
Hours may change with the season.
2. What to know when choosing a foot bath in Kanto
Seven of the 12 are in Tochigi Prefecture, and 6 are clustered in Nikko City: Kinugawa, Kawaji, Yunishikawa and Oku-Nikko. They are along the Tobu Kinugawa Line and the Yagan Railway, and the ones you can reach on foot from a station are Kinuta-no-Yu, Kinuko-no-Yu and the Kawaji foot bath.
If you go in winter, plan around the ones that close. Anyo-no-Yu is closed from mid-December to mid-April, and the foot bath at Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa is closed in winter. For people driving to Oku-Nikko, the tourist association asks you to prepare snow chains or studless tires in winter.
Even when they are free, some foot baths can be used only during set hours. The 2 in Hakone and Minaka Odawara close between 16:00 and 18:00, so watch the closing time if you drop by on the way back from sightseeing in Hakone. You can compare vacancies at Kinugawa Onsen inns via Search inns in Kinugawa on Rakuten Travel (ad).
3. Six foot baths in Nikko City (Kinugawa, Kawaji, Yunishikawa, Oku-Nikko)
Kinuta-no-Yu (in front of Kinugawa Onsen Station)
It is in the station square just outside Kinugawa Onsen Station, and both the foot bath and a hand bath are free. It is named after “Kinuta,” the character of Kinugawa Onsen, and you can use it before boarding a train or after you arrive (Nikko Tabi Navi page on Kinuta-no-Yu, Japanese).
| Name | Kinuta-no-Yu |
|---|---|
| Address | Kinugawa Onsen Ohara, Nikko City, Tochigi (in front of Tobu Kinugawa Onsen Station) |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–18:00 (open daily, subject to seasonal variation) |
| Phone | 0288-76-4107 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Kinuko-no-Yu (Kurogane Bridge)
It is on the right bank beside Kurogane Bridge over the Kinugawa River, and you can see the gorge while you soak. The water is weakly alkaline simple hot spring water. It is a 19-minute walk from Kinugawa Onsen Station, and there is no parking (Nikko Tabi Navi page on Kinuko-no-Yu, Japanese).
| Name | Kinuko-no-Yu |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-15 Fujiwara, Nikko City, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 |
| Phone | 0288-76-4107 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Kawaji Fureai Park foot baths (Kawaji Onsen)
The park has 2 foot baths, “Musubi-no-Yu” and “Kawajii-no-Yu.” The water is alkaline simple hot spring water, and Musubi-no-Yu is meant for couples. It is about 1 km from Kawaji-Yumoto Station, a 15-minute walk (Nikko City official page on the Kawaji foot baths, Japanese).
| Name | Kawaji Fureai Park foot baths (Musubi-no-Yu, Kawajii-no-Yu) |
|---|---|
| Address | 45 Kawaji Onsen Kogen (inside Kawaji Fureai Park), Nikko City, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–18:00 (open daily) |
| Phone | 0288-76-4111 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa foot bath (Yunishikawa Onsen Station)
The roadside station’s foot bath is free and closed in winter. The same roadside station has a day-use hot spring that charges a fee, and it is the departure point of the amphibious bus “Yunishikawa Duck Tour” (Nikko Tabi Navi page on Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa, Japanese).
| Name | Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa foot bath |
|---|---|
| Address | 478-1 Nishikawa, Nikko City, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | Foot bath 9:00–17:00 (closed in winter) |
| Phone | 0288-78-1222 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Yunishikawa Mizu-no-Sato foot bath (Yunishikawa)
There is a suspension bridge and a day-use hot spring in front of a clear stream, and the foot bath is free. From Yunishikawa Onsen Station, take a bus bound for Yunishikawa Onsen for about 15 minutes and get off at Mizu-no-Sato Kanko Center-mae (Nikko Tabi Navi page on Yunishikawa Mizu-no-Sato, Japanese).
| Name | Yunishikawa Mizu-no-Sato foot bath |
|---|---|
| Address | 473-1 Yunishikawa, Nikko City, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | Closed Wednesdays (following Thursday if a holiday; open daily during New Year holidays and event periods) |
| Phone | 0288-98-0260 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Anyo-no-Yu (Oku-Nikko Yumoto Onsen)
A large foot bath fed with simple sulfur spring water from Oku-Nikko Yumoto Onsen, it is open until 20:00, the latest of the 6 in Nikko City. From Nikko Station or Tobu-Nikko Station, take a bus bound for Yumoto Onsen for about 90 minutes, then walk about 2 minutes from the Yumoto Onsen bus stop. There is no parking lot of its own, so you use a nearby lot (Nikko Tabi Navi page on Anyo-no-Yu, Japanese).
| Name | Anyo-no-Yu |
|---|---|
| Address | Yumoto (no street number), Nikko City, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–20:00 (mid-April–mid-December, closed in winter) |
| Phone | 0288-53-3795 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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4. A foot bath in Sakura City, Tochigi
Michi-no-Eki Kitsuregawa foot bath (Kitsuregawa)
This is a roadside station at Kitsuregawa Onsen. The day-use hot spring costs ¥700 for adults, but the foot bath is free from 11:00 to 17:00. It is closed on Mondays (the next day if Monday is a holiday). In 2026 the foot bath was temporarily closed from October 28 to November 6, and the whole building is closed on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (November 9 and 24).
| Name | Michi-no-Eki Kitsuregawa foot bath |
|---|---|
| Address | 4145-10 Kitsuregawa, Sakura City, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | Foot bath 11:00–17:00 (closed Mondays, following day if a holiday; entire building closed 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month) |
| Phone | 028-686-8180 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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5. Two foot baths in Kusatsu (open 24 hours)
Jizo-no-Yu-mae foot bath (Kusatsu)
It is in front of the public bathhouse “Jizo-no-Yu,” a 3-minute walk from the Yubatake. In the square in front are also a face bath and a hand-washing bath, built in 2021 (Kusatsu Onsen Tourist Association page on the Jizo-no-Yu-mae foot bath, Japanese).
| Name | Jizo-no-Yu-mae foot bath |
|---|---|
| Address | Kusatsu, Kusatsu Town, Agatsuma District, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | 24 hours |
| Phone | 0279-88-0800 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Yukemuri-tei (Kusatsu)
This pavilion beside the Yubatake lets you put your hands in hot spring water drawn from the Yubatake, and it has a foot bath too (Kusatsu Onsen Tourist Association page on Yukemuri-tei, Japanese).
| Name | Yukemuri-tei |
|---|---|
| Address | Kusatsu, Kusatsu Town, Agatsuma District, Gunma (beside the Yubatake) |
| Hours / Closed | 24 hours |
| Phone | 0279-88-0800 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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6. Three foot baths in Hakone and Odawara
cu-mo Hakone foot bath (Soun-zan Station)
It is on the 2nd floor of Soun-zan Station, where you change between the cable car and the ropeway, on an observation terrace about 757 m above sea level. The water is from Gora Onsen, and you can look out over Hakone’s outer rim and Sagami Bay. The foot bath is free, and drinks and food can be bought at the shop on the same floor (Hakone Navi page on cu-mo Hakone, Japanese).
| Name | cu-mo Hakone foot bath |
|---|---|
| Address | 1300 Gora, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa |
| Hours / Closed | Foot bath 9:00–16:00 (open daily, subject to seasonal variation) |
| Phone | 0460-87-7560 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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NARAYA CAFE foot bath (Miyanoshita)
This café is a little way down the slope from Miyanoshita Station, and you can use the foot bath for free during business hours. You can order the café’s coffee, alcohol and light meals while you keep your feet in the bath (Hakone Town Tourist Association introduction of NARAYA CAFE, Japanese). The café is closed for winter from mid- to late January. The free parking lot has 3 spaces.
| Name | NARAYA CAFE foot bath |
|---|---|
| Address | 404-13 Miyanoshita, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 10:30–18:00 (until 17:00 December–February; closed Wednesdays and 4th Thursday) |
| Phone | 0460-82-1259 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Minaka Odawara observation foot bath garden (Odawara Station)
In a garden on the 14th floor, you can put your feet into natural hot spring water from Hakone-Yumoto and look over Odawara’s town. The view is almost the same as from the observation deck of Odawara Castle’s keep, and it is free from 10:00 to 18:00 (Minaka Odawara information page, Japanese).
Common questions
| Name | Minaka Odawara observation foot bath garden |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1-15 Sakaecho, Odawara City, Kanagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–18:00 |
| Phone | 0465-22-1000 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Which foot baths are open 24 hours?
Jizo-no-Yu-mae and Yukemuri-tei, both in Kusatsu.
Which ones close in winter?
Anyo-no-Yu closes from mid-December to mid-April, and the foot bath at Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa is closed in winter.
Which are right at a station?
Kinuta-no-Yu (Kinugawa Onsen Station), cu-mo Hakone (2nd floor of Soun-zan Station) and Minaka Odawara (Odawara Station).
Sources
13 pages we checked
- Kinuta-no-Yu: Nikko Tabi Navi
- Kinuko-no-Yu: Nikko Tabi Navi
- Kawaji foot bath: Nikko City official site
- Michi-no-Eki Yunishikawa: Nikko Tabi Navi
- Yunishikawa Mizu-no-Sato: Nikko Tabi Navi
- Anyo-no-Yu: Nikko Tabi Navi
- Michi-no-Eki Kitsuregawa: official site
- Jizo-no-Yu-mae foot bath: Kusatsu Onsen Tourist Association
- Yukemuri-tei: Kusatsu Onsen Tourist Association
- cu-mo Hakone: Hakone Navi
- NARAYA CAFE: Hakone Town Tourist Association
- Minaka Odawara: about Minaka Odawara
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
