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
Hotel Onsen
Akurakko Hotel
Myoko, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
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
Hotel Onsen
Tochio Mata Onsen Jizai-kan
Uonuma, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Naena No Yu
Myoko, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yuttari no Sato
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
Hotel Onsen
Oyama-Koshi no Yado Amayachino Yu (Formerly Amayachi Kaikan)
Nagaoka, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Nastebyuu Yunoyama (Closed)
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Mikuni Kaido / Futsuijuku Inn: Yuryo (Sambai No Yu)
Yuzawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Natureling Hotel Yonbei (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yukidaruma Onsen Yuki no Yu (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Maki-yu no Sato Miyamaso
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Sado Onsen Oyado Ogino-yu
Sado, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Fureai Park Temari no Yu
Tsubame, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yuzawa Town National Recreation Center Komakusa no Yu (Closed)
Yuzawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kinkutoi (Kikutoi)
Gosen, 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
Day Use Onsen
Alpenblick Spa Day Use Onsen (Former Onsen Cafe)
Myoko City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Jianzhao Onsen, Sen-Nen no Yu
Tokamachi City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Muramatsu Sakurando Onsen
Gosen, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Sasakura Onsen Ryuunso
Itoigawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Katsura no Sekikan Onsen Yu-mu
Sekikawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hisui no Yu
Itoigawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Mion Nakasato
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yaita Town Health and Welfare Center Shionosou
Nagaoka, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Hamanasu Fureai Center (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yukura Tsumaari
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yunotani Yakushi Onsen Center Yuu-Park Yakushi
Uonuma, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Jonobi Onsen Rakuso no Yu
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
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