Tsunashima Onsen

Overview

Tsunashima Onsen is a hot spring located in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Before and after the war it was a large hot-spring town known as the 'inner parlour of Tokyo', but today it has become a commuter town of Tokyo and Yokohama, with a few day-use bathing facilities and hot-spring bathhouses preserving its legacy amid a suburban residential district.

Highlights

• ●A history as a hot-spring town once called the 'inner parlour of Tokyo'
• ●A quiet atmosphere where a few day-use bathing facilities and hot-spring bathhouses remain today
• ●A townscape that preserves traces of the spa amid a suburban residential district
• ●A location on the urban fringe in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama

History

Before and after the war it flourished as a large hot-spring town known as the 'inner parlour of Tokyo'. It was later urbanized as a commuter town of Tokyo and Yokohama, and today a few day-use bathing facilities and hot-spring bathhouses remain, preserving its legacy within a suburban residential district.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Arrive in the Tsunashima Onsen area of Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
2. 2Recall the history of the hot-spring town once called the 'inner parlour of Tokyo'
3. 3Visit the day-use bathing facilities and hot-spring bathhouses that remain today
4. 4Conclude by taking in the traces of the spa blending into the suburban residential district

Did you know?

💡 Before and after the war, it was a large hot-spring town known as the 'inner parlour of Tokyo'.

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