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

A seaside resort hotel where every room overlooks the ocean and you can relax at the beauty salon or the pool

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

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

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

Try the popular onsen with its own hot spring source

Drawing from two historic sources of water, this open air bath has a nostalgic atmosphere typical of traditional public baths

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

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

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

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

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

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

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

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

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore