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World-Themed Hot Spring Complex in Shinsekai

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

Dogo Onsen

Said to Be Japan's Oldest Hot Spring: The Dogo Honkan Bathhouse and Where to Stay

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

Kinosaki Onsen

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

Unzen Onsen

Hot Springs Around the Steaming Unzen Jigoku: Its Inns and Public Baths

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

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...

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...

Atami

Atami - Tokyo's Seaside Hot Spring Escape, Reborn

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

Yufuin

Yufuin Onsen

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

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...

Nyuto Onsen

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

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 ...

Akiu Onsen

Sendai's Hot Spring Town: Its Ryokan, the Bus from Sendai and Rairaikyo Gorge

One of Japan's oldest hot spring resorts, set in a scenic river valley just 30 minutes from Senda...

Zao Onsen

Snow Monsters and Acidic Sulfur Baths: Where to Stay and Bathe

A mountain hot spring town famous for spectacular snow monster formations in winter and the emera...

Ikaho Onsen

Stone Staircase Hot Spring Town

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

Unazuki Onsen

Hot Spring Town at the Mouth of the Kurobe Gorge: Its Ryokan and Clear Water

A hot spring resort town in Kurobe that serves as the starting point for the Kurobe Gorge Railway.