NorthWest WaArima Onsen
One of Japan's oldest hot springs, near Kobe, with 'gold' and 'silver' waters.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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Hot-spring towns, each linked to its official tourism site.
Atami Onsen
Seaside hot-spring resort on the Izu coast, under an hour from Tokyo by shinkansen.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Beppu
Oita city with one of the world's largest volumes of hot-spring water, famous for its 'hells' and steam.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Dogo Onsen
Matsuyama's historic hot spring in Shikoku, centred on the Dogo Onsen Honkan bathhouse.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Gero Onsen
Gifu hot-spring town, traditionally counted among Japan's three famous springs.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ginzan Onsen
Yamagata village of wooden ryokan along a river, especially photogenic in snow.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakone
Classic hot-spring area about 90 minutes from Tokyo, with views of Mt. Fuji on clear days. Official multilingual guide.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ibusuki
Kagoshima seaside town known for sand baths.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ikaho Onsen
Gunma onsen town known for its long stone staircase and iron-rich 'golden' water.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Jozankei Onsen
Riverside hot-spring town about an hour from Sapporo.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kinosaki Onsen
Hyogo canal town where visitors stroll in yukata between seven public bathhouses.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kurokawa Onsen
Kumamoto mountain village known for its rotenburo (open-air bath) pass.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kusatsu Onsen
Gunma hot-spring town built around the steaming Yubatake (hot water field); famous for strongly acidic water and yumomi water-cooling shows.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Lake Toya Onsen
Hot-spring town on caldera Lake Toya.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nikko and Kinugawa Onsen
Official Nikko tourism site covering Kinugawa, Yunishigawa and Okunikko hot springs plus the Nikko shrines.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Noboribetsu Onsen
Hokkaido's best-known hot spring, next to the volcanic Hell Valley (Jigokudani).
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nozawa Onsen
Nagano ski village with free communal soto-yu bathhouses.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Okuhida Onsen
Five mountain hot-spring villages in the Northern Alps of Gifu, known for open-air baths.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shima Onsen
Quiet riverside onsen village in Gunma.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shuzenji Onsen
Historic Izu Peninsula onsen town around a temple and bamboo grove.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Takeo Onsen
Saga hot spring with a vermilion gate designed by Tatsuno Kingo.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Unzen Onsen
Nagasaki volcanic hot spring with steaming 'hells'.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ureshino Onsen
Saga onsen town known for silky water and green tea.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Wakura Onsen
Seaside hot spring on the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Yamanaka Onsen
Ishikawa onsen town along the Kakusenkei gorge.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Yufuin Onsen
Oita onsen village at the foot of Mt. Yufu, with galleries and quiet ryokan.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Zao Onsen
Yamagata ski-and-onsen village with strongly acidic water.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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