Best places: Outdoor baths in Japan

Minimalist suites with in-room hot spring baths in a modern hotel offering dining & a lobby lounge.

👍👍 If you have tattoos, it pays to ask the reception if you can go in, rather than just assuming the answer will be, no, as Japan is definitively changing its stance on tattoos in onsens, and when I asked the lovely lady in reception, and showed her my medium sized shoulder tattoo, she said it was ok....

Posh hot spring inn offering warmly furnished suites with verandas, open-air baths & ocean views.

Popular seaside locale known for its expansive white-sand beach & laid-back atmosphere.

Sophisticated rooms in a refined hot spring lodging offering dining & gender-segregated bathhouses.

😐 Admission fee of 1,900 yen. The indoor bath is monotone and the roof is low, giving a feeling of oppression. Mt. Fuji can hardly be seen when immersed in the bathtub because it is frosted glass in a carbonated bath, a 90 cm deep bath, and a sitting bath. The open-air bath also has frosted glass, so...

Landscaped outdoor bathing area at a natural hot spring in a forest known for winter snowscapes.

Chic guesthouse offering dining, a spa & a pool, plus upscale rooms, some with open-air baths.

👍👍 This was easily a 5 star review and hands down the best place I've stayed in the 5 years living in Japan. The cabin is located right off the main expressway and nestled in a thick bamboo grove. From a private bath, to a full working kitchen, to a gorgeous view, there was very little this place did...

👍 上弦の月を利用し始めて7〜8年が経ちます。 当初70分1600円〜程度の料金だったと思いますが 今は70分2000円〜となりました。 それでも予約が出来る点と、余所より利用時間が長いところが魅力で今も利用しています。 今回は貯まっていたポイントを使って（ポイント利用は平日のみ）90分4500円の翡翠の湯を利用しました。...

Airy rooms & rustic cottages in a bright resort with dining, plus indoor & outdoor hot spring baths.

👍👍 One of the best onsens in the Nagano area. Beautiful garden and great facilities. The restaurant is good too

Time-honored & naturally heated bathing facility with hot pools overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Sizeable, open-air thermal pool fed by a natural sulphur spring & set amid peaceful forest.

Themed rooms with open-air soaking tubs in a refined hot spring hotel featuring a restaurant.

👍👍 少し熱めですがいいお湯です。 平日水曜日のお昼過ぎですが、1時間ぐらい貸し切り状態でした。 私が行った時は、管理人さんもいませんでしたね。 シャワーなし、ロッカーなし、至れり尽くせりでないのが、いい感じです。 寒い季節しか行ったことなかったのですが、雨が降ってるしと思い初めて真夏に行きました。 冬と違い温...

Polished hot spring hotel offering elegant rooms & suites, plus an upscale restaurant & lounge.

👍👍 This place is really nice and interesting but in 2020 season, you need to walk more than 30 min to get there (i.e. the round trip takes more than 60 min) from the only parking, because the nearest parking is not available due to the maintenance of the road to reach there. It’s quite tough because yo...

Minimalist rooms & suites in an upmarket mountain hotel offering communal bathhouses & a cable car.

Unfussy hot-spring lodging with 2 eateries & a karaoke room, plus an open-air bathhouse.