Onsen towns in Japan
38 onsen towns with day-use baths, from Hokkaido south. Each town page lists its baths, with price, hours and tattoo rule where official sources state them.
Kanto 3 towns
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Hakone 箱根
Kanagawa · Fastest 1 hr 15 min by train from Shinjuku
11 day-use baths
- Kitsuregawa Tochigi 3 day-use baths
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Kusatsu 草津
Gunma
4 day-use baths
Travel times from the city pages: Tokyo.
Chubu 10 towns
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Atami 熱海
Shizuoka · About 35 min by train from Tokyo Station
6 day-use baths
- Awara あわら Fukui 12 day-use baths
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Gero 下呂
Gifu
18 day-use baths
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Hirugami
Nagano
7 day-use baths
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Ito
Shizuoka · About 1 hr 40 min by train from Tokyo
12 day-use baths
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Mitani
Aichi
4 day-use baths
- Nishiura Aichi 3 day-use baths
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Nozawa
Nagano
14 day-use baths
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Okuhida
Gifu · Fastest 3 hr 30 min from Nagoya
21 day-use baths
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Senami
Niigata
3 day-use baths
Chugoku 1 town
Travel times from the city pages: Osaka.
Shikoku 1 town
Kyushu & Okinawa 9 towns
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Beppu 別府
Oita · About 2 hr 49 min by bus from Fukuoka (Tenjin)
57 day-use baths
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Harazuru
Fukuoka
9 day-use baths
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Ibusuki 指宿
Kagoshima
14 day-use baths
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Kuju
Oita
8 day-use baths
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Kurokawa 黒川
Kumamoto · About 3 hr 6 min by bus from Fukuoka (Tenjin)
23 day-use baths
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Nagayu
Oita
11 day-use baths
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Takeo
Saga · Fastest 1 hr 10 min by train from Hakata
12 day-use baths
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Yufuin 湯布院
Oita
11 day-use baths
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Yunohira
Oita
4 day-use baths
Travel times from the city pages: Fukuoka.
Prices, hours and tattoo rules come from each onsen's own website or an official tourism page. A town is listed once at least three of its baths take day visitors; the count on each tile is the number of baths on its page. Checked 2026-10-29.
Made by Max for Onsen Hopper · Where the facts come from
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