Renting private onsen in Tokyo? (JUST onsen)

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1. Look on google maps in your area for places with 家族風呂 ? You don’t mean renting out an ENTIRE onsen right?

2. If you’re looking for somewhere within the special wards, the two following places have private baths. Saya no yudokoro also has one, but it’s closed at the moment.

   https://www.spa-nagomi.com/rate.html
   http://www.kodainoyu.jp/furo/furo_2.html

3. Search for “貸切温泉　日帰り” or デイユース　貸切温泉” to find what you’re looking for. For example on Ikyu, go to the plans and you should be able to reserve plans for just the afternoon, which generally includes a room + access to the onsen for a few hours. Then look for places that have 貸切温泉.

   https://www.ikyu.com/area/ma000000/aca16384/10001/
   https://www.jalan.net/kankou/pro_003/g2_i6

4. Tokyo doesn’t quite have the right geology for **onsen**, so there’s not much choice.

   [https://hotelresort-japan.com/hotel/tokyo/tokyo.html](https://hotelresort-japan.com/hotel/tokyo/tokyo.html) has a list; it’s short.

   What you can do: find a “family” **sento**. Google, call, etc.

   Use a fancy one like [https://www.uds-hotels.com/yuenbettei/daita/onsen/](https://www.uds-hotels.com/yuenbettei/daita/onsen/) (meal + onsen, afaik, looks like it’s private in the photos, call to ask).

   Take a train out of Tokyo: Hakone is only 85 minute away; Takao-san (not sure if private); Chiba around Narita airport, etc.

5. Ryokan Sawanoya 旅館 澤の屋 near Nezu Shrine has a few private onsen that you can rent for an hour or two, if I remember correctly.