# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Akiu Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/akiu-onsen): Miyagi, Onsen. One of Japan's oldest hot spring resorts, set in a scenic river valley just 30 minutes from Sendai. Known for the nearby Akiu Great Falls and traditional ryokan stays.
- [Naruko Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/naruko-onsen): Miyagi, Onsen. A hot spring town in the hills of northwest Miyagi, about 45 minutes from Furukawa on the JR Rikuu East Line. Naruko is a kokeshi town: its dolls have heads fitted into the body that squeak when you turn them, and a street of doll shops leads up from the station. Takino-yu, the public bath beside the Onsen Shrine, costs 300 yen. In late October Naruko Gorge turns red and the town fills up.

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Source: [Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations?destination_type=onsen&prefecture_id=4)
Last updated: 2026-11-13