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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Ryokan Onsen
Ryokan Kashiwaya
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yamashiroya Ryokan (Closed)
Kamino-yama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Abe Ryokan (Closed)
Mogami, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Ei no Yado Ichiyokan
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Sakaiya Ryokan (Closed)
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yubou Ichiraku
Tendo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Hatago no Kokoro Hashimotoya
Kamiyama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yamagata Zaseki Takinami (Formerly Iki-kaeri no Yado Takinami)
Nanyo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Hohoemi no Yado Taki no Yu
Tendo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Matsui Ryokan
Ozura-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yumori no Yado San no Ji
Mogami, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Miyamaso Takamiya
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Kyubei Ryokan
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Mikado Ryokan (Closed)
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Oomiya Ryokan
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Wakamatsuya Muraishirosuke
Ogura-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Tendo Onsen Hanakoma-so (Former Shimin Ikoi no Ie 'Fureai-so')
Tendo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yuyado Motogawara-yu
Ozura-mura, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Shin Takayu Onsen Azumaya Ryokan
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Onyado Yanadaya
Obanazawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Midoriya Ryokan
Mogami, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Shohakutei Azuma-Sou
Tendo, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Oohira Onsen Taki-MIYA
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Ogi no Yakata Okazakiya Ryokan (Closed)
Yamagata, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Takinamitte Ryokan
Obanazawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Hayato Ryokan
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Gingzan Onsen Notoya Ryokan
Obanazawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Atsumi Onsen Tachibanaya
Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yunotai Onsen Chokaisanso
Sakata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yanagawa-ya Ryokan
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Nakaya Betteikan Fudou-Kaku
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Funa Uta Onsen Karyo-so (Closed)
Oe Town, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Yama no Yado Kura (Closed)
Yamagata City, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Namerikawa Onsen Fukushima-ya
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowedπ Private Bath
Ryokan Onsen
Yushin no Yado Kangetsu
Ozura-mura, Mogami-gun, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen
Kagenmuri no Yado Tsuki no Ike
Kami no Yama, Yamagata
Private Bathing Allowed
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