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

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

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

A relaxing hotel to unwind in

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.

Open-air baths in every guest room

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

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

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

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

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

A river of hot spring water winds through old-growth trees of Noboribetsu

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

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

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

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

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

A lively onsen area brimming with shops