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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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Saisai no Sho Sakadojo
Minamiuonuma, 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
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
Day Use Onsen
Matsudai Shibatoe Onsen Kumo-mi (Shibato-ge)
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Hana Tachi Onsen Robata-kan
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yuttari no Sato
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yukidaruma Onsen Yuki no Yu (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
SPA Gara no Yu
Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Naena No Yu
Myoko, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kami no Yu (Formerly Kamitate Quahouse)
Yuzawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Jomon no Yu O-fukurokan (Closed)
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Jonobi Onsen Rakuso no Yu
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Aquare Nagaoka
Nagaoka, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
YΕ«gan no Yu Yorinare
Niigata, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hoyoshisetsu Hinataso (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Ikenodaira Onsen Genki-mura Onsen House
Myoko, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kiriga-dake Onsen Yuami (Closed)
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Gosen City Uma-shita Health Center
Gosen, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yama no Yu
Yuzawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kanose Onsen Tsuewasure No Yu Akayu
Aga Town, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Mikagura Onsen Asunaro-so (Closed)
Aga Town, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Fureai Park Temari no Yu
Tsubame, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Sangoku Kaido / Sanmachi-juku Town Road-Yu
Yuzawa-machi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kinkutoi (Kikutoi)
Gosen, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Toguchi Open-Air Bath, Midori no Yu (Closed)
Tokamachi, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Ojiya City Inter-Regional Exchange Center Yudokoro Chijimi no Sato (Closed)
Ojiya, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Yunotani Yakushi Onsen Center Yuu-Park Yakushi
Uonuma, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Hisui no Yu
Itoigawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Nioji Onsen Onsen Park Nioji Spark (Closed)
Shibata City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Mikuni Kaido / Futsuijuku Inn: Yuryo (Sambai No Yu)
Yuzawa, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Kaiya Onsen Sakura no Yu (Closed)
Shibata, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen
Jianzhao Onsen, Sen-Nen no Yu
Tokamachi City, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Day Use Onsen
Unohama Ningyo-kan
Joetsu, Niigata
Private Bathing Allowed
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