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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Day Use Onsen
Saisai no Sho Sakadojo
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Gokurakuyu Maki-o Branch
Niigata, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yahiko Sakurai-go Onsen Sakura no Yu
Yahiko Village, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Gokurakuyu Matsuzaki Branch
Niigata City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Sauna to Tennen Onsen Jonnobi-kan
Niigata, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Gokurakuyu Onsen Onnaike Branch
Niigata City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yasuda Onsen Yasuragi
Aganodori City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Niigata City Kosudo Onsen Health Center Hana no Yu-kan
Niigata City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yunohira Onsen
Shibata, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Sakaguchi Onsen Gongenso
Itoigawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Mikagura Onsen Mikagura-so
Aga Town, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Asahi Mahoroba Onsen Asahi Mahoroba Fureai Center
Murakami, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yukidaruma Onsen Yuki no Yu (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yagara Furo Yu Moto Ryusen (Open-Air Hot Spring, Yu Moto Ryusen)
Murakami, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
YΕ«gan no Yu Yorinare
Niigata, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Sangoku Kaido / Sanmachi-juku Town Road-Yu
Yuzawa-machi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Juwa Onsen
Uonuma City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Mikagura Onsen Asunaro-so (Closed)
Aga Town, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Unohama Ningyo-kan
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Miharashi no Yu Komami
Uonuma, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Alpenblick Spa Day Use Onsen (Former Onsen Cafe)
Myoko City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Nioji Onsen Onsen Park Nioji Spark (Closed)
Shibata City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Ten n atsu Hatsu-ka Stone Onsen Yasuragi no Yado Ishiguchi Jung Parnas
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Hamanasu Fureai Center (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Jianzhao Onsen, Sen-Nen no Yu
Tokamachi City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Mion Nakasato
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Akayu Onsen Yamaguchi-kan
Yuzawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Jonobi Onsen Rakuso no Yu
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yukura Tsumaari
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yuttari no Sato
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Muramatsu Sakurando Onsen
Gosen, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hisui no Yu
Itoigawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Toguchi Open-Air Bath, Midori no Yu (Closed)
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Aquare Nagaoka
Nagaoka, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yunotani Yakushi Onsen Center Yuu-Park Yakushi
Uonuma, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Katsuki Yurika Onsen Fukushi Center Yurihana Kaikan
Murakami, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
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