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

Fun and easy open-air hot spring bathing

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

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

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.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

An inn popular for its spacious and comfortable guestrooms

A colorless hot spring on a small, quiet road. The ”silver spring” is both carbonated and enriched with radium

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

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

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

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

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

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