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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
Umeno Sato Tsukigase Onsen
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Daiuda Onsen AkinonoYu
Uda, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Ise Honkaido Mitsue Onsen Himeishi no Yu
Mitsue-mura (Uda-gun), Nara
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Yurara no Yu Nara Ten (Tennen Yusshutsu Onsen Yurara no Yu Nara)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Asuka Village Health and Welfare Center Tachibana Taishi no Yu
Asuka Village, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Shimokitamayam Sports Park Onsen
Shimokitamayama Village, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Gojo City Nishiyoshino Kisumi-kan (Former Seminar House Kisumi-kan)
Gojo, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Onohana Onsen
Ikoma, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hari Onsen Land
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
GokΕ Onsen
Tawaramoto (Tarumoto) Town, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Riverside Hotel Kongono-yu
Gojo, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Asahi Onsen
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Ikoma Yama-roku Park Fureai Center
Ikoma, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Gokurakuyu Nara Branch (Closed)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Ten-nens Onsen Yoshino Sakura no Yu Oyado Non Nara
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yamato no Yu Gakuenmae Store (Closed)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Ten Natu R To Onsen Niji No Yu Saiwadai
Sango, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Soni Kogen Onsen Kame-no-Yu
Soni, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Daimon-yu (Closed)
Yamatokoriyama, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yurara no Yu Oshikuma Shop (Tennen Yusui Onsen Yurara no Yu Oshikuma)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kashiba Tonzui Mine Onsen (Kashiba City Comprehensive Welfare Center)
Kashiba, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kashihara Pokapoka Onsen (Former Gokurakuyu Yamato Kashihara Branch)
Kashihara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
La Royal Spa & Sauna (Nara Royal Hotel)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Tenagawa Yakuyu Center Mizuha no Yu
Tenagawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Takami-yama no Yu Minoya (Closed)
Higashiyoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Saho River Onsen (Closed)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Oji-yu (Closed)
Oji-cho, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kamokimi No Yu (Natural Hot Spring Where Gods Dwell)
Gojo, Nara
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Sakae Onsen
Kashihara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kashihara City Welfare Center Yawaragi no Sato (Closed)
Kashihara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Asuka no Yu
Kashihara, 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 Health Land Nara Plaza Hotel
Tenri, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen
Hotel Sugi no Yu
Kawakami-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Public Bath
Hoteiyu (Formerly Hoteiyu/Hoteyu, Boteiyu)
Nara, Nara
Private Bathing Allowed
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