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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Miizumi Onsen Yoshinoyu
S h o n a i e (Sagae), Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
U no Hana Onsen Hagi no Yu
Nagai, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Shincho Onsen Shared Bathhouse Tsuru no Yu (Closed)
Kamino-yama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kaminoyama Onsen Shimo-Oyu Community Bath (Former Shimo-Oyu Public Bath)
Kaminoyama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Shinyu Kyo-yokujyo Sawanoyu
Kaminoyama? (Kamiyama), Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yudagawa Onsen Shomen-yu
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Takahata Town Taiyokan
Takahata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Futsuka-Machi Community Bathhouse
Kamyama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Funagata Wakaya Ayu Onsen
Funagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Akayu Onsen Public Bath Towano-Yu (Closed)
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kyodo Yokusho Ni-yu
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
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Public Bath
Akayu Onsen Public Bath (Tamba-yu) [Closed]
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Hijiori Onsen Shared Bathhouse (Kamino-Yu)
Ozura-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Wellness Plaza (Elderly Comprehensive Welfare Center)
Mogami Town, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yunohama Shimo Ward Community Bath (Foot Bath)
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Gen-Shichi Open-Air Bath Spring
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yumachi No Yu Kyodo Buro (Closed)
Kamiyama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Zao Onsen Dai Sotsurotenburo
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kojso Hayama Shared Bathhouse (Hayama Kyodo Buro)
Kamiyama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Super Sento Terme Yamagata
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kamiyama Rojin Ikoi no Ie Naka-Yu Shared Bath (Closed)
Kamiyama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Semion Onsen Shared Bathhouse (Semi-no-Yu) (Formerly Meisyo Fukasioyu)
Mogami, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Akayu Onsen Public Bathhouse Eboshi-no-Yu
Nanyo-shi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Nanonohana Onsen Tada
Mikawa Town, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Akayu Onsen Public Bathhouse (Oyu) (Closed)
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yamagata City Comprehensive Welfare Center (Kasumiga Onsen)
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yunohama Onsen Joint Bathhouse - Kamiku Public Bath
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Hiji-ori Onsen Kyo-do-yokujyo Kawara-yu
Oizumi-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Sakurambo Higashine Onsen Oota-yu
Higashine, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Hiji-Ori Onsen Shared Bathhouse (Janki-yu, Lower Bath)
Ozura-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Oku Oe Yanagawa Onsen
Oe Town, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Yunohama Onsen Shared Bathhouse (Lower Ward Public Bath)
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Azuma-yu (Closed) Public Bath at Akayu Onsen
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Kanhai City Public Bath Yururi Sagae
Sagae, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Zao Onsen Public Bathhouse (Kyo-Yokujo) - Kaminoyu
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Public Bath
Mizusawa Onsenkan
Nishikawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
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