Hanamaki, Iwate / 花巻温泉(バラ園・日帰り温泉)
Hanamaki Onsen: Rose Garden and Day Bathing
A hot-spring resort 5 min from Hanamaki IC, developed in 1923, with a rose garden of 6,000 bushes and a sundial flower bed designed by Kenji Miyazawa, plus day bathing at three hotels.

Last official check
30 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus / Car
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Varies by shop or facility (see below)
- Booking
- Some things need booking (see the rows below)
Before you go
Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.
- Opening hours
Rose garden 8:00-17:00 (until 16:30 in winter; varies by season). Day bathing: Senshu and Momiji baths 8:00-10:00 and 12:00-21:00; Hanamaki bath 8:00-12:00 and 14:00-21:00.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
Varies by facility. The hotel baths for day visitors (Senshu, Momiji and Hanamaki baths) may be unavailable for inspections or work. The public bath Horai-yu has been closed since Friday, April 10 until further notice because the supply of heavy oil is uncertain.
Checked 30 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Rose garden: adults (junior high and above) 1,000, 500 or 800 yen depending on the period, and free at other times; children free. Day bathing: weekdays 1,200 yen (elementary 600), weekends, holidays and special days 1,500 yen (750).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 5 min from Hanamaki IC (4 km straight on; look for the white gate), 15 min by car from Iwate Hanamaki Airport, 20 min from JR Shin-Hanamaki or Hanamaki Station. A free shuttle runs from the stations (booking required).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Free parking for 600 cars and 30 coaches across the resort, with wheelchair spaces in the hotels' indoor car parks.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Accessibility
Free entry to the rose garden for people with a disability certificate and one companion.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Not yet confirmed
Payment
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Address: Hanamaki, Iwate (Japanese address: 岩手県花巻市湯本1-125)
Official site: https://www.hanamakionsen.co.jp/
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetNamari Onsen Fujisan RyokanIwate7 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetMarukan Building Grand Dining HallIwate8 km away (straight line)
Photo: Photo ACMiyazawa Kenji Memorial MuseumIwate10 km away (straight line)- No photo yetMiyazawa Kenji Dowa-muraIwate10 km away (straight line)
Photo: Gribeco / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Kitakami Tenshochi ParkIwate20 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Roses are at their best from late May to late June, early to mid-August, and mid-September to mid-October.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
You can check typical busy hours in Google Maps ("Popular times" on the place's page). Open this spot in Google Maps
Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquetteDay bathers may use one hotel's baths only. Search your car navigation by hotel phone number: searching "Hanamaki Onsen" or the address may take you to the back of the hotels.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 30 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.hanamakionsen.co.jp/spa/day.phpClosing information read from the day-bathing page of Hanamaki Onsen's official site (the closure applies to Horai-yu).
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.hanamakionsen.co.jp/rose/Hours and fees read from the official site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.hanamakionsen.co.jp/spa/day.phpHours and fees read from the official site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.hanamakionsen.co.jp/access/Hours, access and parking read from the official site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://iwatetabi.jp/spots/72215/Fees, access, address and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.
