May 12, 2026 β’ 8 min read
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
Ryokan Onsen
Nihon Shin Hyakumeiyu / Japan Hot Spring Heritage Designated: Namarionsen Fujisanyado
Hanamaki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Wakuya Tenpyo no Yu
Wakuya-cho, Miyagi
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Hotel Onsen
Yumori Onsen Hostel
Fukushima, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Michi-no-Eki Ikarigaseki Tsugaru Sekino Sho
Hirakawa, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Seseragi Onsen
Hirosaki, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Harataki Onsen (Harataki)
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Yasuragi Onsen
Hirosaki, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
U no Hana Onsen Hagi no Yu
Nagai, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Musubi no Yado Airinkan
Hanamaki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
O tome Yuri (Goytome Yuri)
Fukushima, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Hana to Midori to Yasuragi no Yu Towa Onsen (Former Hidakami no Reijo Towa Onsen)
Hanamaki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Hotel Onsen
Furontia No Yu (Formerly Onsen Minshuku Kawan o Furontia No Yu)
Hachimantai, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Oubushuku Onsen Choeikan (Closed)
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Hotel Ougi
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Natural Hot Spring Kake-Nagashi Inn Pony Onsen Hotel
Towada, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Hotel Azumashiya (Former Niwa Ryokan)
Kuroishi, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Sawauchi Baden
Nishiwaga-cho (Waga-gun), Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Nagaoka Onsen Yumenoyu
Kanegasaki-cho (Esashi-gun, Tomori area), Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Tsurunomei no Yu Yuryo Onsen (Nuruyu Onsen)
Kuroishi, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Oshu Hiraizumi Onsen Soba-An Shizukatei (Formerly Fujiwara no Tachi)
Hiraizumi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Onoue-Machi Rural Environment Improvement Center Sarukaso
Hiranogawa City, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Misawa Shimin No Mori Onsen Bathhouse
Misawa, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Ougonosaki Furofu Shi Onsen
Fukaura, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Osawa Onsen Yujiy a (Toj iya)
Hanamaki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Hiina no Oka Kosansou (Closed)
Morioka, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yugawa Onsen Yuchi Takabera Ryokan
Nishiwaga-cho, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Nonohana Yakezanso
Towada City, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Kunimi Onsen Ishizuka Ryokan
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Oirase Green Hotel
Towada, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Tatsu-mi-kan
Aomori City, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Kawacho Yamaso
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Matsukawa-Sou
Hachimantai, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Motoyu Sarakura Onsen
Towada, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Asobe no Mori Iwaki-so
Hirosaki, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Fujishichi Onsen Saun Unso
Hachimantai City, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
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