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Kinosaki Onsen

A hot spring resort with documented origins dating to 720, Kinosaki Onsen draws visitors for its mineral-rich thermal waters and mountainside views.

Toyooka · Hyogo

Temple

Yakuoin Onsenji Temple

Temple in Kaga traditionally attributed to Myokaku Shonin, credited with developing the Japanese syllabary, who is believed to be buried here.

Kaga · Ishikawa

Onsen & Wellness

Beppu Hells

Seven vividly coloured hot springs in Beppu - from a cobalt-blue pool to a blood-red pond - too hot to bathe in, but spectacular to see.

Beppu · Oita

Onsen & Wellness

Solaniwa Onsen

This Osaka hot spring park features natural spring water baths in a Muromachi and Edo-period setting, complete with a 3,000-square-meter rooftop garden.

Osaka

Onsen & Wellness

SAUNA MOTHER

A single-room sauna in Roppongi built around the idea of being an infant again, with a womb-shaped hot room and a sofa that holds and rocks the user.

Tokyo

Shrine

Jozankei Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Sapporo's Jozankei hot spring resort area, dedicated to the god of hot springs and healing, surrounded by nature and autumn foliage.

Sapporo · Hokkaido

Onsen & Wellness

Kinugawa Onsen

A hot spring town in a gorge on the Kinugawa river in Tochigi, once reserved for lords and monks returning from Nikko.

Nikko · Tochigi

Onsen & Wellness

Takeo Onsen

A hot spring town in Saga with 1,300 years behind it, a wooden bathhouse of 1876 and a gate that is an Important Cultural Property.

Takeo · Saga

Onsen & Wellness

Ibusuki Sunamushi Onsen Saraku (Sand Bath)

A sand bath on the shore at Ibusuki, where hot spring water heats the beach and bathers are buried in black volcanic sand.

Ibusuki · Kagoshima

Onsen & Wellness

Takegawara Onsen

A public bathhouse of 1879 in Beppu, rebuilt in 1938 under a great curved gable, with a sand bath as well as hot water.

Beppu · Oita

Onsen & Wellness

Kusatsu Onsen

Hot spring resort nestled in volcanic mountains, featuring 13 public baths and traditional ryokan alongside outdoor rotenburo and foot-bath experiences.

Kusatsu · Gunma

Area & Points of Interest

Shirarahama Beach

A 620-metre beach of fine white quartz sand in Shirahama, Wakayama, and the first place on Honshu to open for swimming each year.

Shirahama · Wakayama

Onsen & Wellness

Kinosaki Onsen

A hot spring resort with documented origins dating to 720, Kinosaki Onsen draws visitors for its mineral-rich thermal waters and mountainside views.

Toyooka · Hyogo

Temple

Yakuoin Onsenji Temple

Temple in Kaga traditionally attributed to Myokaku Shonin, credited with developing the Japanese syllabary, who is believed to be buried here.

Kaga · Ishikawa

Onsen & Wellness

Beppu Hells

Seven vividly coloured hot springs in Beppu - from a cobalt-blue pool to a blood-red pond - too hot to bathe in, but spectacular to see.

Beppu · Oita

Onsen & Wellness

Solaniwa Onsen

This Osaka hot spring park features natural spring water baths in a Muromachi and Edo-period setting, complete with a 3,000-square-meter rooftop garden.

Osaka

Onsen & Wellness

SAUNA MOTHER

A single-room sauna in Roppongi built around the idea of being an infant again, with a womb-shaped hot room and a sofa that holds and rocks the user.

Tokyo

Shrine

Jozankei Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Sapporo's Jozankei hot spring resort area, dedicated to the god of hot springs and healing, surrounded by nature and autumn foliage.

Sapporo · Hokkaido

Onsen & Wellness

Kinugawa Onsen

A hot spring town in a gorge on the Kinugawa river in Tochigi, once reserved for lords and monks returning from Nikko.

Nikko · Tochigi

Onsen & Wellness

Takeo Onsen

A hot spring town in Saga with 1,300 years behind it, a wooden bathhouse of 1876 and a gate that is an Important Cultural Property.

Takeo · Saga

Onsen & Wellness

Ibusuki Sunamushi Onsen Saraku (Sand Bath)

A sand bath on the shore at Ibusuki, where hot spring water heats the beach and bathers are buried in black volcanic sand.

Ibusuki · Kagoshima

Onsen & Wellness

Takegawara Onsen

A public bathhouse of 1879 in Beppu, rebuilt in 1938 under a great curved gable, with a sand bath as well as hot water.

Beppu · Oita

Onsen & Wellness

Kusatsu Onsen

Hot spring resort nestled in volcanic mountains, featuring 13 public baths and traditional ryokan alongside outdoor rotenburo and foot-bath experiences.

Kusatsu · Gunma

Area & Points of Interest

Shirarahama Beach

A 620-metre beach of fine white quartz sand in Shirahama, Wakayama, and the first place on Honshu to open for swimming each year.

Shirahama · Wakayama

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