May 12, 2026 โข 8 min read
Onsen Etiquette Japan: A First-Time Visitor Guide
A practical, step-by-step etiquette guide for first-timersโbefore, during, and after bathingโso your onsen experience stays comfortable for everyone.
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Hotel Onsen
Kamei no I Hotel Nara
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Umeno Sato Tsukigase Onsen
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Daiuda Onsen AkinonoYu
Uda, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Kamenoi Hotel Yamato Hejoku Onsen
Heijo Town, Ikoma District, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Tsufuroko Onsen Ryujin no Yu (Closed)
Yoshino, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Asuka no Yu
Kashihara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Healing Village Kamiyuso
Totsukawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Totsukawa-Sou
Totsukawa Village, Yoshino District, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Donagawa Onsen Visitor Center (Former Donagawa Onsen Center)
Tenkawa Village, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Shionaho Onsen Yumoto Yamadori-Yu
Kawakami-mura (Yoshino-gun), Nara
Ryokan Onsen
Shizukyo no Yado Sansui (้้ฟใฎๅฎฟ ๅฑฑๆฐด)
Totsukawa-mura (Totsukawa Village), Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed๐ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Kamokimi No Yu (Natural Hot Spring Where Gods Dwell)
Gojo, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed๐ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Kinari no Yu
Shimokitayama-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Ise Honkaido Mitsue Onsen Himeishi no Yu
Mitsue-mura (Uda-gun), Nara
Private Bathing Allowed๐ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Yusenji Onsen Rest Area Izumi-yu
Totsukawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Yumoto Takaranoie (Closed)
Yoshino, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kamikitayama Onsen Yakushi-yu
, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Tosenji Onsen Taki no Yu
Totsukawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Ten Natu R To Onsen Niji No Yu Saiwadai
Sango, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Takasumi no Sato
Higashiyoshino, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Nara Health Land Nara Plaza Hotel
Tenri, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kashiba Tonzui Mine Onsen (Kashiba City Comprehensive Welfare Center)
Kashiba, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yurara no Yu Nara Ten (Tennen Yusshutsu Onsen Yurara no Yu Nara)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Tennokawa Onsen Center Kiki no Yu
Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Riverside Hotel Kongono-yu
Gojo, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kashihara City Welfare Center Yawaragi no Sato (Closed)
Kashihara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Takami-yama no Yu Minoya (Closed)
Higashiyoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Hotel Sugi no Yu
Kawakami-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed๐ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Akaya Auto Campground Morinoyu (Closed)
Gose, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Gokurakuyu Nara Branch (Closed)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hari Onsen Land
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Kosenkaku Yoshinoya
Totsukawa, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Hokyo Center Shimichi Onsen Akitsu-so Meisui-kan
Shimichi-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Hotel Subaru
Totsukawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Nara Park Hotel
Nara City, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Takada Onsen Sakura-so
Yamatotakada, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
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