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
La France Onsen Pavilion
Shiwa, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Nakayama Onsenkan (Formerly Nakayama-so)
Hachimantai, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hana to Midori to Yasuragi no Yu Towa Onsen (Former Hidakami no Reijo Towa Onsen)
Hanamaki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Fudo Onsen Hyakumangoku (Closed)
Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Okunakayama Kogen Center House "Kiraboshi no Yu"
Ichinohe, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Osawa Onsen Yujiy a (Toj iya)
Hanamaki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Niiyamane Onsen Beppin no Yu
Kuji, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yukotan no Mori
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Nettari Onsen, Sennyo no Yu
Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kurotaki Onsen Nozomi-no-Yu (Closed)
Oshu, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yahata Onsenkan / Mori no Yu
Hachimantai, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kindaichi Onsen Center Yuyu Yuraku (Closed)
Ninohe, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Sawauchi Baden
Nishiwaga-cho (Waga-gun), Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Natsumushi no Oyu-kko
Ofunato, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Aishinkan
Morioka, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Akayu Onsen Health Land (Closed)
Morioka, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kuap Plaza Takara Island (Closed)
Yahaba-cho, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Toge-yama Parkland Oasis-kan (Closed)
Nishiwaga-cho (Waga-gun), Iwate
π Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Kunimi Onsen Town-Owned Kunimi Sanso
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Rojin Fukushi Center Umi no Yu
Ninohe, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Quahouse Sago Onsen
Nishiwaga Town, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Maizuru no Yu (Maizuru-no-Yu) β Maesawa Onsen
Oshu, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Oogama Suomi no Yu (Closed)
Takizawa, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Wataboshi Onsenkan Azumi no Yu
Hachimantai, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yogonmi no Yu Kenko Land
Ninohe, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kujikenko Land Kofun no Yu
Kuji, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yakeishi Kuapark Himekayu (Yakeishi)
Oshu, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Nikoniko Health (Closed)
Fujisawa Town, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yurin Land Taneyama (Closed)
Sumita Town, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Ono Kenko no Yu
Yono-cho, Kuji-gun, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Shin-Yu Onsen Shin-Yu Onsen Center
Ichinoseki, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Komon Onsen Golden Eight Great Dragon Kings' Bath (Closed)
Iwaizumi-cho, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Okunakayama Nature Recreation Village Management Center "Asashu no Yu"
Ichinohe, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Foxburden Spa Dome
Takizawa, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Takizawa Ain no Sawa Onsen "Oyamano Yu" (Closed)
Takizawa, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kunimihegan Onsen Hagoromo no Yu (Formerly Ikiiki Koryukan Kunimihegan Onsen) (Closed)
Oshu, Iwate
Private Bathing Allowed
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