Arima Onsen
Kobe
Ancient onsen near Osaka, gold (kinsen) + silver (ginsen) waters
Resort & spa← Hot springs · Asia
🇯🇵 Hot springs in Japan
Japan is home to 13 of the world's best hot springs, including Arima Onsen, Beppu Onsen and Dogo Onsen. Browse them all below - each links straight to photos, reviews and where to stay nearby.
13 springs
Beppu Onsen
Beppu, Kyushu
Largest hot-spring output in Japan, the 'Hells' + sand baths
Resort & spaDogo Onsen
Matsuyama, Shikoku
Reputedly Japan's oldest onsen, historic bathhouse
Resort & spaGero Onsen
Gero
One of Japan's three famous springs, alkaline 'beauty' water
Resort & spaGinzan Onsen
Obanazawa
Taisho-era gas-lit wooden ryokan along a river
Resort & spaHakone Onsen
Hakone/Odawara
Tokyo's closest major onsen resort, Mt Fuji views
Resort & spaKinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki
Historic town of seven public bathhouses
Resort & spaKusatsu Onsen
Kusatsu
Largest natural flow in Japan, voted #1 onsen for years
Resort & spaNoboribetsu Onsen
Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
Sulfur waters fed by Jigokudani 'Hell Valley'
Resort & spaNyuto Onsen
Tazawako, Akita
7 remote ryokan, milky open-air forest baths
Resort & spaShibu Onsen / Jigokudani Snow Monkeys
Yamanouchi
Onsen town beside the wild bathing macaques
Resort & spaTakaragawa Onsen
Minakami
Riverside slate-floored open-air pools
Resort & spaYufuin Onsen
Yufuin, Kyushu
Art-and-cafe resort town below Mt Yufu
Resort & spa