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

Kinosaki’s oldest outdoor bath

Open-air baths in every guest room

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Featuring private baths that are the largest in size and number in the prefecture

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

Kansai's most famous dark-colored hot springs. The golden hot spring water is rich in sodium and iron

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.

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath

An onsen facility in the woods at the base of Mt. Zao

The entire place has a classic feel. This public bath is filled with unrivaled nostalgia

The only inn in the area where you can feel an atmosphere of tradition and relax by soaking in a bath surrounded by the grand nature

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

An isolated inn with a mysterious atmosphere, located deep in the mountains

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

A walking path around rising volcanic smoke