Hot spring towns I actually visited
Take a break
at a hot spring.
Stroll a riverside hot spring town. Soak slowly in a day-use bath.
Hot springs that ease the fatigue of a trip are one of its joys.
Every place here is one I actually visited.
ABOUTHot Springs on the Road
Gero Onsen, counted as one of the three famous hot springs of Japan, and Yuwaku Onsen, a mountain hot spring town that inspired the setting of an anime. Stopping at a day-use bath or strolling a hot spring town along the way is one of the pleasures of travel.
ONSENFind Hot Springs
Gero Onsen
One of the three famous hot springs of Japan. A day-use bath by the Hida River with open-air baths.
Yuwaku Onsen
A hot spring town in the mountains, also called the inner parlor of Kanazawa. The model for the setting of Hanasaku Iroha.
Tokaikan, Ito
Tokaikan is a hot spring inn built in 1928. You can tour the building and take a bath.
Chichibu
There are many hot spring inns. Stay a night to visit Chichibu Shrine, Hitsujiyama Park and Nagatoro.