Best Hot Springs (Onsen) & Bath Houses (Sento) Spot List

3 minutes walk from Ogikubo Station on the JR Chuo Line! You can enjoy “alkaline simple hot spring” which is rare in Tokyo and sauna.

Just a 15-minute walk from Chitose-Funabashi Station! An intimate, natural hot spring in the heart of Tokyo! You can fully enjoy a range of baths and saunas!!

Hot water is brought in from Atami and Yugawara hot springs with a tanker truck every day. You can enjoy real hot springs all day while you are in the city.

One of Kyoto's most famous hot springs, famous as “hot water for beautiful skin,” the water has a thick texture and makes your skin very smooth.

One of Japan's three major onsen, with a history dating back about 1,500 years. Indulge in a soak with a magnificent view of the valley.

The foot bath commemorating Tokugawa Ieyasu’s visit to the Atami hot springs

Tohoku's biggest therapeutic onsen boasts Japan's largest volume of hot spring water and highest acidity

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

This outdoor, natural bath is even popular in winter

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Arima Hot Spring, located an hour's trip away from Osaka, is known as a retreat in the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas. It is famous for being one of Japan's three oldest hot springs.

A relaxing hotel to unwind in

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

One of Tsukioka's most luxurious inns

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Kinosaki’s oldest outdoor bath

Known as one of Japan’s top three beauty hot springs

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).