Japan Onsen Guide

Japan has thousands of hot spring towns. This guide introduces them in English — the public bathhouses, spring sources and onsen facilities recorded in OpenStreetMap, town by town — and explains how to enjoy them, even on your first visit.

Onsen towns

Kusatsu Onsen 草津温泉
Gunma · 24 places listed Beppu Onsen 別府温泉
Oita · 31 places listed Hakone Onsen 箱根温泉
Kanagawa · 20 places listed Kinosaki Onsen 城崎温泉
Hyogo · 10 places listed Ginzan Onsen 銀山温泉
Yamagata · 3 places listed Noboribetsu Onsen 登別温泉
Hokkaido · 3 places listed Yufuin Onsen 由布院温泉
Oita · 8 places listed Arima Onsen 有馬温泉
Hyogo · 11 places listed Dogo Onsen 道後温泉
Ehime · 5 places listed Ibusuki Onsen 指宿温泉
Kagoshima · 5 places listed

Before you go

How to use an onsen — the basic steps and rules, in plain English.
Tattoos and onsen — what to know, and how to check a facility's rule.

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, individually credited. We list facts as recorded in open data and never invent prices, opening hours or policies.