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

A vast, luxurious resort of 198,000 square meters filled with nature

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

Foreign Visitors WELCOME! SENTO. This establishment warmly welcomes international tourists.

Foreign Visitors WELCOME! SENTO. This establishment warmly welcomes international tourists.

Foreign Visitors WELCOME! SENTO. This establishment warmly welcomes international tourists.

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.

Soak in the therapeutic spring waters of the private spring at the sister ryokan, Yumeya

Foreign Visitors WELCOME! SENTO. This establishment warmly welcomes international tourists.

Foreign Visitors WELCOME! SENTO. This establishment warmly welcomes international tourists.

Noboribetsu is a historic onsen (hot spring) area opened in the Edo period that uses the steaming Jigokudani as its source. The area hosts plenty of attractions besides Jigokudani.

High up in the west Daisetsuzan mountains, this hot spring can be found on the path to a summit

Daisetsuzan National Park's most famous hot spring town. It bustles with activity during the autumnal foliage season

Hakodate's greatest hot springs, ripe with history and port town charm

Hot spring steam drifts through the town: a picture perfect onsen

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

Only an hour out of the city: Sapporo's own hot spring town

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

A 20-minute drive from central Otaru; a hot spring town surrounded by nature

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore

A gentle lake surface and billowing mountain make for a view of curious contrast