• Aomori

Known as “Hiba Sennin Buro” (the 1,000 person bath), Sukayu Onsen is a tradi…

• Yamagata

Travel back in time to classical Japan in Ginzan Onsen! The town is home to wooden hot s…

• Akita

Nyuto Onsenkyo is a popular hidden hot spring area home to seven hot spring inns each wi…

• Yamagata

Zao Onsen features abundant sulphuric hot spring water with strong acidity. The town&rsq…

• Fukushima

Higashiyama Onsen is one of three renowned hot springs in Tohoku along with Kaminoyama O…

• Akita

Goshogake Onsen is located on the Hachimantai Aspite Line, a scenic driving route traver…

• Miyagi

Sakunami Onsen is a popular hot spring town on the outskirts of Sendai. The springs are …

• Iwate

Matsukawa Onsen is a small hot spring resort located in Hachimantai, which is known for …

• Aomori

The scenic local “Aoimori Railway” line connects Aomori and the hot spring t…

• Miyagi

With over 400 years of history, Togatta Onsen has long been popular with people seeking …

• Akita

Yuze Onsen, located midway between Morioka and Lake Towada, is an onsen area along a mou…

• Fukushima

It is said by the local people that Maezawa Magariya Shuraku is a community opened by Ai…

• Akita

Oyasukyo Gorge was formed through fluvial erosion over thousands of years. A walking pat…

• Yamagata

Tendo is the largest producer of shogi pieces in Japan. Title matches featuring professi…

• Miyagi

With more than 1,000 years of history, Naruko Onsen-kyo consists of a group of five Onse…

• Iwate

This hot spring area lies along Route 342 that leads from Ichinoseki city through to Aki…

• Akita

Located south of Lake Towada, Oyu Onsen is a hot springs area that naturally sprang fort…

• Fukushima

Takayu Onsen is a hot spring town nestled in the Azuma Mountains. Visitors can enjoy nin…

• Multiple Areas

Mount Hachimantai is a mountainous plateau rising 1,613m above sea level stretching over…

• Yamagata

Yunohama Onsen offers luxurious hot spring experiences at hotels facing the Sea of Japan…

• Yamagata

Hijori Onsen is a hot spring district that still today retains the atmosphere of a tradi…

• Akita

Kawarage Jigoku is one of the three major sacred places in Japan, along with Mt. Osore i…

• Niigata

Tsukioka Onsen is famed for its rich sulphuric water with one of the highest sulphur con…

• Fukushima

Ashinomaki Onsen is proud of its beautiful valley and natural hot spring with abundant h…

• Miyagi

The Jigokudani Walking Trail is a hidden gem nestled in the Onikobe Onsen district. Whil…

• Fukushima

Together with Togatta and Naruko, Tsuchiyu is said to be one of the three great birthpla…

• Akita

Tamagawa Onsen is unique in Japan for two reasons. The first is that it is the source of…

• Aomori

This hot spring inn has various baths including the famous “Apple Bath” as w…

• Miyagi

Matsushima Onsen is a new hot spring that opened in 2008 in Matsushima, one of the Three…

• Akita

Ganiba Onsen was named after the crabs living in the nearby stream. The Onsen is popular…

• Niigata

Iwamuro Onsen is quiet retreat from Niigata City and a hot spring area with more than 30…

• Miyagi

Naruko Onsenkyo consists of five hot spring areas. These are Naruko Onsen, Higashi-Naruk…

• Miyagi

• Iwate

With 1,200 years of history, Osawa Onsen is popular with people coming both for its seas…

• Akita

The Oga Peninsula is the home of the strange creatures known as Namahage, demons with te…

• Akita

Tsuru-no-Yu Onsen is the oldest hot spring in Nyuto Onsenkyo and used to be a spa resort…

• Niigata

The waters of Itoigawa Onsen gush forth from a depth of 1,000m, from the huge Fossa Magn…

• Miyagi

A hot spring resort dotted with five inns with a spring at the bottom of the valley at t…

• Akita

Akinomiya Onsenkyo is a picturesque hot spring village beloved by writers such as Saneat…

• Niigata

Senami Onsen is a famous hot spring resort just 10 minutes by car from Murakami Station.…