Cheap and free onsen in Japan
296 day-use onsen at ¥500 or less, 27 of them free.
Prices are the adult day-use rate from each official site, with the date checked on every page. A free bath may have no towels or soap for sale, so bring your own. Updated 2026-10-18.
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Three Ancient Onsen¥500
Dogo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu
Dogo, Ehime
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Three Great Onsen¥470
Sachinoyu
Gero, Gifu
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Three Great OnsenFree
Shirahata no Yu
Kusatsu, Gunma
- Three Great Onsen¥500 Hida Sanso (Yuragi no Sato) Gero, Gifu
- Three Great Onsen¥470 Shirasagi no Yu Gero, Gifu
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Top 10 TownFree
Kakuju-sen
Beppu (Myoban), Oita
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Three Ancient Onsen¥400 Matsunoyu Shirahama, Wakayama
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Top 10 Town¥100
Shibu no Yu
Beppu (Kannawa), Oita
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Top 10 Town¥300
Takegawara Onsen
Beppu, Oita
- Three Ancient Onsen¥420 Muro-no-yu Shirahama Onsen, Wakayama
- Top 10 TownFree Chosenji Temple Yakushi-yu Beppu (Shibaseki), Oita
- Top 10 Town¥100 Jigokubaru Onsen Beppu (Kannawa), Oita
- Three Ancient Onsen¥500 Saki-no-yu Shirahama Onsen, Wakayama
- Top 10 TownFree Jizo-sen Beppu (Myoban), Oita
- Top 10 Town¥100 Kannawa Sujiyu Onsen Beppu (Kannawa), Oita
- Top 10 Town¥500 Shinmeikan Kurokawa, Kumamoto
- Top 10 TownFree Netsu no Yu Beppu (Kannawa), Oita
- Top 10 Town¥300 Shibaseki Onsen Beppu, Oita
- Three Ancient Onsen¥500 Shirahama Onsen Sakinoyu Shirahama Onsen, Wakayama
- Three Ancient Onsen¥420 Shirara-yu Shirahama Onsen, Wakayama
- Three Ancient OnsenFree Shirasuna Outdoor Bath Shirahama Onsen, Wakayama
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National Health Resort¥300
Chosei-to
Takeda (Nagayu), Oita
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National Health ResortFree
Gani-yu (Kani-yu)
Takeda (Nagayu), Oita
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National Health Resort¥500 Hinano Yuyado Matsunoi Okuhida (Hitoegane), Gifu
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- Oita 56
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- Tochigi 11
- Gifu 10
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Questions
Are there free onsen in Japan?
Yes. 27 day-use onsen listed here cost nothing, among them Shirahata no Yu, Kakuju-sen, Gani-yu (Kani-yu).
How much does an onsen cost in Japan?
The median adult day-use price across the 1,237 listed onsen that state one is ¥750. 296 charge ¥500 or less.
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