On now
Thu 3 Sept – Tue 6 Oct
Taro Otani: Flowers and Dogs
New oil paintings and watercolours of flowers and dogs by Taro Otani, hung in the café at the Yugawara Museum of Art.
Onsen, food and weekends away
Plan a visit to Yugawara.
Where to stay, where to eat, which baths to try, and what's on this weekend. Put together locally, in English and Japanese.
Tokyo→Yugawara→Onsen valley
Getting here and getting around
Start at Yugawara Station.
Most visits begin at the station. Lunch is a short walk away, Yoshihama beach is a walk or a short bus ride, and buses run up the valley to Man’yō Park, the onsen district and Oku-Yugawara at the top. Pick an area to base yourself, then sort out the trains.
Plan your trip
Where to stay, eat and soak.
Every place has photos, a map and a link to book or visit. If you'd rather follow a plan, start with an itinerary.
Events
What's on.
Sat 3 Oct
Yugawara Cinema Salon: Sakhalin
A film screening in the onsen district that doesn't end when the credits roll: stay afterwards and talk it over with the director.
Sat 3 Oct
Yugawara Fes
A day-long town festival by the sea: sixteen food trucks, taiko drums, a puzzle rally and bouncy castles for kids, and the chance to sit in real construction machines.
Ideas for your visit
A weekend away, a closer look at town.
Two nights · slow paceThe slow onsen weekend
Spend two nights at Sansuirou in Oku-Yugawara, with time for hot springs and a short walk. Follow the three-day plan for meals and transport.
Life in YugawaraGet to know Yugawara.
First-hand stories of farm work and everyday life, for a sense of the town beyond its hot springs.
Yugawara Yume Farm
Meet the people at Yume Farm.
Yume Farm is a nonprofit bringing idle fields near Yume Park back into use, with local children and neighbours doing the growing. Read about the farm, and get in touch if you'd like to visit or lend a hand.
Meet Yume Farm