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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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Ryokan Onsen
Ryokan Ohashi
Misasa-cho, Tottori
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Nihon Shin Hyakumeiyu / Japan Hot Spring Heritage Designated: Namarionsen Fujisanyado
Hanamaki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yamanaka Onsen Yumibata no Yado Hanatsubaki
Kaga, Ishikawa
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Maruha Shokudo Ryokan Ume no Yu
Minamichita, Chita District, Aichi
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yugawa Onsen Yuchi Takabera Ryokan
Nishiwaga-cho, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Sakaguchi Onsen Gongenso
Itoigawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Tenjin Misaki Onsen Shiokaze-so
Naraha-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Karakuyakan Kirakuya (Kouyokan Kirakuya)
Koriyama, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yu Yado Daiichi
Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Ryokan Sanjiro
Zao-machi, Katta-gun, Miyagi
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Okawaso
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Gora Kadan
Hakone, Kanagawa
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Atsumi Onsen Tachibanaya
Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yomogi-hira Onsen Izumiya (Yomogihira Onsen Izumiya)
Nagaoka, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yuyado Kuttari Onsen Lake Inn
Shintoku, Hokkaido
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Sansuiso
Fukushima City, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Oubushuku Onsen Choeikan (Closed)
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Higashiyama Onsen Shosuke no Yado Taki no Yu
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Marukoma Onsen Ryokan
Chitose, Hokkaido
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Kahokan
Semboku, Akita
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Hagiyaya Ryokan
Hitachi, Ibaraki
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yukemuri Magokoro no Yado Isshinkan
Nikko, Tochigi
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Hana no Yado Matsuya
NikkΕ, Tochigi
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Tsugaru Fujimi-so
Tsuruta, Kitatsugaru District, Aomori
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Oga Onsen Yui no Yado Bettei Tsubaki (Former Oga Grand Hotel)
Oga, Akita
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Irodoi Yuka Shiki Hana to Kae
Nikko, Tochigi
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Kuroyama Onsen Higashijokaku (Closed)
Ogose-machi, Saitama
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Abe Ryokan (Closed)
Mogami, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yasuragi no Yu Minshuku Serizawaso
Hakone, Kanagawa
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Shin Anbi Onsen Seiryokaku
Hachimantai, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Ginmatsutei Awashima
Numata, Gunma
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Ai no no Onsen Tsuru-ga-ike-so (Closed)
Yokote, Akita
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Chiaki Jinseitei
Shibukawa, Gunma
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Tsumao Onsen Yamada-ya Ryokan
Tsumagoi-mura, Gunma
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Nakaya Betteikan Fudou-Kaku
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Kumaishi Hiratanai-so
Yakumo-cho, Hokkaido
Private Bathing Allowed
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