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Onsen Etiquette Japan: A First-Time Visitor Guide
A practical, step-by-step etiquette guide for first-timersβbefore, during, and after bathingβso your onsen experience stays comfortable for everyone.
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Public Bath
Miizumi Onsen Yoshinoyu
S h o n a i e (Sagae), Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
U no Hana Onsen Hagi no Yu
Nagai, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Mogami Koutou Zen Shichino Yu (Former Taihei Hotel)
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Semion Onsen Shared Bathhouse (Semi-no-Yu) (Formerly Meisyo Fukasioyu)
Mogami, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Ubuyu Onsen Masukagamiya
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Ryokan Kashiwaya
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Benihana Onsen Hinano-yu
Kahoku-cho, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Uesugi no Oyu Goten Mori
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Gen-Shichi Open-Air Bath Spring
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Namerikawa Onsen Fukushima-ya
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Kuahouse Gotten (Goten)
Murayama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yanagawa-ya Ryokan
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hiyama Sanso Yu Center
Mogami-cho, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
ONSEN and STAY OAK HILL
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yuyado Motogawara-yu
Ozura-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Zao Onsen Public Bathhouse (Kyo-Yokujo) - Kaminoyu
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Zao Plaza Hotel
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Zao Onsen Dai Sotsurotenburo
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yamagata Zaseki Takinami (Formerly Iki-kaeri no Yado Takinami)
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Atamari Land Fukabori
Oishida-machi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Oohira Onsen Taki-MIYA
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Shin Takayu Onsen Azumaya Ryokan
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Goshiki Onsen Auto Campground (Former Munekawa Ryokan)
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kushiiki Onsen Yu-Town
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yubou Ichiraku
Tendo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Hotel Onsen
Zao Kokusai Hotel
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Midoriya Ryokan
Mogami, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yudagawa Onsen Shomen-yu
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Gokans no Yu Tsuruy a (Tsurya Hotel)
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Hotel Onsen
Warabe Uta no Yado Yunohara
Mogami Town, Mogami District, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Oku Oe Yanagawa Onsen
Oe Town, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Oitama Onsen TamanoYu
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Oomiya Ryokan
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Terme Kashi Ryo Health Spa Facility
Oe-machi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Yoken Tennetsu Onsen Yaohbo
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yunohana Chaya Shinsaemon no Yu
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
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