Hakone Gora Ten
HAKONE GORA 天TEN
Does Hakone Gora Ten allow tattoos? In a private bath
A new Gora hotel with two bookable private baths on its milky-white spring, and a private sauna and cold plunge to rent.
The hotel publishes no tattoo rule. Its two private baths, Nagi and Sakaki, are booked ahead for a fee, so a tattooed guest can bathe without sharing the water.
The bath
The hotel's spring is milky white and runs free-flowing into a men's bath and a women's bath, one each, open 3 p.m. to 9 a.m. with no booking. For a bath of your own there are two private bathrooms, Nagi and Sakaki, booked ahead for a fee; the hotel asks you to contact it for times and prices.
There's also a private tent sauna by Helo, with self-serve löyly. Children under 6 can't use it.
The hotel
Seven Japanese-style rooms of about 22 to 33 m², each for up to four (Konpeki, the largest, takes five); the whole house can be booked for up to 29. None has a bath. Every room has a microwave, an IH stove, a toaster and a kettle, and there are no yukata or loungewear. Stay room-only or book the sukiyaki (beef simmered in sweet soy sauce) dinner plan; vending machines sell food and drinks, card only. Check-in is 3 p.m. and checkout is 10 a.m. Seven parking spaces; ask ahead.
Good to know
- Private sauna and cold plunge. Rent the tent sauna with its cold plunge and outdoor rest area for 90 minutes, ¥9,000 for up to five, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., booked ahead. Bring a swimsuit; none are rented or sold.
- Faces Gora’s Daimonji. The hotel sits opposite Mount Myojogatake, where the giant “dai” and fireworks light up every August 16.
- Arrive by Koen-kami, leave by Koen-shita. The hotel recommends those routes because they climb the least.
Getting there
Five minutes on foot from Koen-kami station on the Hakone Tozan cable car, two stops up from Gora. The hotel recommends arriving from Koen-kami and leaving by Koen-shita, the routes with the least uphill.
Koen-kami STN · Hakone Tozan cable car
5 minutes on foot
Change at Gora from the Hakone Tozan line; when you leave, walk down to Koen-shita.
Where it is
Koen-kami STN
- Odakyu line 1 hr 35 min
- Hakone Tozan railway 37 min
- cable car 4 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- Hakone Freepass from ¥7,100 · 2 or 3 days from Shinjuku Worth it if you’re coming from Shinjuku and moving around Hakone. It covers the Odakyu line from Shinjuku and back, then unlimited rides on the Hakone Tozan railway, cable car, ropeway, lake boats and buses. The Romancecar seat fee is extra.
- Mt Fuji and Hakone day tour Lake Ashi’s torii, the pirate ship, Owakudani and Oshino Hakkai, from Tokyo.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Skip the shared baths and book one of the two private baths, Nagi or Sakaki, in advance. They cost extra, so ask the hotel when you reserve your room.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site ()
Best for: travelers who want a private soak in Gora's milky spring, sauna fans after a cold plunge, and groups who could take the whole house
Opened in 2026. The rooms have no baths of their own, so the private baths are the way in.
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