Japan's Top 30 Onsen Towns

Our own ranking, built from Japan's travel-industry vote (Nippon Onsen 100, 2025), real stay data (Rakuten Travel 2025), user surveys (Jalan 2025) and how easy each town is for overseas visitors. Each town lists baths you can visit without staying overnight.

30 Onsen towns146 Facilities

1Kusatsu OnsenKusatsu OnsenGunma · Kantō8 places listed2Beppu OnsenBeppu OnsenŌita · Kyūshū10 places listed3Hakone OnsenHakone OnsenKanagawa · Kantō8 places listed4Dōgo OnsenDōgo OnsenEhime · Shikoku6 places listed5Gerō OnsenGerō OnsenGifu · Tōkai5 places listed6Yufuin OnsenYufuin OnsenŌita · Kyūshū6 places listed7Noboribetsu OnsenNoboribetsu OnsenHokkaido · Hokkaidō5 places listed8Arima OnsenArima OnsenHyōgo · Kansai5 places listed9Kinosaki OnsenKinosaki OnsenHyōgo · Kansai6 places listed10Kurokawa OnsenKurokawa OnsenKumamoto · Kyūshū7 places listed11Atami OnsenAtami OnsenShizuoka · Tōkai5 places listed12Ginzan OnsenGinzan OnsenYamagata · Tōhoku4 places listed13Ibusuki OnsenIbusuki OnsenKagoshima · Kyūshū3 places listed14Nyūtō OnsenNyūtō OnsenAkita · Tōhoku7 places listed15Ikaho OnsenIkaho OnsenGunma · Kantō4 places listed16Okuhida Onsen (Hirayu, Shinhotaka)Okuhida Onsen (Hirayu, Shinhotaka)Gifu · Tōkai5 places listed17Kinugawa OnsenKinugawa OnsenTochigi · Kantō4 places listed18Nasu OnsenNasu OnsenTochigi · Kantō3 places listed19Wakura OnsenWakura OnsenIshikawa · Hokuriku3 places listed20Yamashiro Onsen, KagaYamashiro Onsen, KagaIshikawa · Hokuriku4 places listed21Tamatsukuri OnsenTamatsukuri OnsenShimane · Chūgoku3 places listed22Nanki-Shirahama OnsenNanki-Shirahama OnsenWakayama · Kansai5 places listed23Yudanaka-Shibu OnsenYudanaka-Shibu OnsenNagano · Kōshin'etsu5 places listed24Zao OnsenZao OnsenYamagata · Tōhoku6 places listed25Ureshino OnsenUreshino OnsenSaga · Kyūshū3 places listed26Naruko OnsenNaruko OnsenMiyagi · Tōhoku3 places listed27Kirishima OnsenKirishima OnsenKagoshima · Kyūshū3 places listed28Unzen OnsenUnzen OnsenNagasaki · Kyūshū3 places listed29Jōzankei Onsen, SapporoJōzankei Onsen, SapporoHokkaido · Hokkaidō4 places listed30Shuzenji OnsenShuzenji OnsenShizuoka · Tōkai3 places listed