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Spa World

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Onsen Sauna
Osaka

Spa World

World-Themed Hot Spring Complex in Shinsekai

A massive multi-story themed bath complex in Shinsekai featuring hot springs inspired by bathing ...

Osaka, Japan
Unzen Onsen

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Onsen
Nagasaki

Unzen Onsen

Unzen Onsen - Volcanic Hot Springs and Jigoku Hells

A historic hot spring resort in the Unzen volcanic mountains, famous for its dramatic jigoku (hel...

Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan
Dogo Onsen photo
Onsen
Ehime

Dogo Onsen

Japan's Oldest Hot Spring Bathhouse

One of Japan's oldest and most famous bathhouses, said to have inspired the bathhouse in Spirited...

Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Kinosaki Onsen

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Onsen
Hyogo

Kinosaki Onsen

Kinosaki Onsen is a traditional hot spring town where visitors stroll between seven public bathho...

Toyooka, Hyogo, Japan
Shuzenji

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Onsen
Shizuoka

Shuzenji

Historic Hot Spring Town on Izu Peninsula

One of the oldest hot spring towns on the Izu Peninsula, featuring a scenic bamboo grove, histori...

Izu, Shizuoka, Japan
Ginzan Onsen

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Onsen
Yamagata

Ginzan Onsen

Gaslit Hot Spring Village

A hot spring town of wooden ryokan from the 1910s and 20s, facing each other across the river gor...

Obanazawa, Yamagata, Japan
Atami

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Onsen
Shizuoka

Atami

Atami - Tokyo's Seaside Hot Spring Escape, Reborn

A classic seaside onsen city 45 minutes from Tokyo by shinkansen, experiencing a vibrant renaissa...

Shizuoka, Japan
Yufuin

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Onsen
Oita

Yufuin

Yufuin Onsen

Yufuin is an onsen town at the foot of Mount Yufu, known for its art museums, boutique ryokan, an...

Yufu, Oita, Japan
Arima Onsen

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Onsen
Hyogo

Arima Onsen

One of Japan's Oldest and Most Famous Hot Springs

One of Japan's three oldest hot spring towns, renowned for its iron-rich golden waters and radium...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Nyuto Onsen

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Onsen Hikyo
Akita

Nyuto Onsen

A secluded collection of seven rustic hot spring inns deep in the mountains near Lake Tazawa, Nyu...

Senboku, Akita, Japan
Tamatsukuri Onsen

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Onsen
Shimane

Tamatsukuri Onsen

An Ancient Beauty Hot Spring with 1,300 Years of History

One of Japan's oldest hot springs, praised for its beautifying waters since the Nara period. The ...

Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Ikaho Onsen

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Onsen
Gunma

Ikaho Onsen

Stone Staircase Hot Spring Town

Famous onsen town built around a 365-step stone staircase, known for its iron-rich 'golden waters...

Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan
Onsen
Hokkaido

Noboribetsu Onsen

Hokkaido's Premier Hot Spring Resort

A volcanic hot spring town with nine different types of natural thermal water and a dramatic Hell...

Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Onsen
Yamagata

Tendo Onsen

A Charming Onsen Town Famous as Japan's Shogi Capital

A relaxing hot spring town known as the production center of over 90% of Japan's shogi pieces. Th...

Tendo, Yamagata, Japan
Onsen
Kagoshima

Kirishima Onsen

Highland Hot Springs in Volcanic Mountain Country

Cluster of mountain hot spring resorts in the volcanic Kirishima highlands, offering diverse mine...

Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan