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

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

An established accommodation that offers a famous onsen and cuisines made from carefully selected ingredients

Soak in the hot springs while looking out through the pine forest at Shirahama Beach

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Conveniently located next to the station. A completely western-style outdoor bath

Open-air baths in every guest room

Kinosaki’s oldest outdoor bath

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

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

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

Dig in the sand to unveil this hot spring

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

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

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

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

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

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