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
Day Use Onsen
Gokurakuyu Group Yozan no Yu
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
U no Hana Onsen Hagi no Yu
Nagai, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Benihana Onsen Hinano-yu
Kahoku-cho, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yamagata Zaseki Takinami (Formerly Iki-kaeri no Yado Takinami)
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Hot House Kamuro (Schenesheim Kanayama)
Kanayama Town, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Atamari Land Fukabori
Oishida-machi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Takahata Town Taiyokan
Takahata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Heidi Park Nanyo (Closed)
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Poppo no Yu
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Tenboku Roten no Yu Arimakan
Kamiyama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Hotel Onsen
ONSEN and STAY OAK HILL
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yunohana Chaya Shinsaemon no Yu
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Ubuyu Onsen Masukagamiya
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Hijiori Ideyu-Kan (Closed)
Ozora, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yamabushi Onsen Yupoka
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Chokai Onsen Hoken Center Apon Nishihama
Yuza, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Nagai Ayame Onsen New Sakura-yu
Nagai, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Caldera Onsen Kan
Ozora-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kuahouse Gotten (Goten)
Murayama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Funagata Wakaya Ayu Onsen
Funagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Super Sento Terme Yamagata
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Zao Kokusai Hotel
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Mamurokawa Onsen Merien
Mamurogawa-cho, Mogami-gun, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Paresu Matsukaze
Shirataka-machi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Kanpo no Yado Sakata (Former Sakata Simple Insurance General Recreation Center / Kanpo no Sato) (Closed)
Sakata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Gokans no Yu Tsuruy a (Tsurya Hotel)
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Kushiiki Onsen Yu-Town
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
ZAO Center Plaza (Closed)
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Zao Plaza Hotel
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yamakatsu Onsen Yurinco
Sakata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yamabe Onsen Hoken Center
Yamabe-cho, Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Tendo Mogami River Onsen Yupia
Tendo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Terme Kashi Ryo Health Spa Facility
Oe-machi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
IkIiki Land Ponpo Kan
Tozawa-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Himawari Onsen Yu-Ra-Ra
Nakayama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
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Tattoo Friendly Onsen in Japan: The Complete 2026 Guide for Inked Travelers
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