Top rated Onsens in Yao, Japan to elevate your visit (Updated November, 2023)

HOTEL VISCHIO KYOTO by GRANVIA

Hotel

Polished hotel offering simple, airy rooms with Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bathhouse & saunas.

$72/night

4.50 (767 reviews) (~42.1 km from centre)

KYOTO ACCOMMODATION THE BLOSSOM KYOTO / ザブラッサム京都

Banquet hall

👍👍 Key review: A thoroughly enjoyable experience. My wife and I stayed four nights at the Kyoto Blossom. The foyer will welcome you and make you feel at ease at once. It's a beautiful entry which sets the tone. The breakfast buffet bar is wonderful. Best French toast you'll ever have, and it's got a...

4.50 (435 reviews) (~43.56 km from centre)

Sonikogenonsen Okame Hot Spring

Onsen

Indoor & outdoor sodium bicarbonate hot spring baths with panoramic vistas of surrounding peaks.

4.40 (2.1K reviews) (~51.22 km from centre)

AQUAIGNIS

Onsen

👍 Nice modern bath house and not a lot of people. Nice sitting and even a tatami area to lay and chill with a decent selection of manga to spend some time before heading back to KIX.

4.40 (2K reviews) (~36.71 km from centre)

Biwako Hanakaido

Japanese inn

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

4.40 (785 reviews) (~57.7 km from centre)

Ryokan Sumiya Kihoan すみや亀峰菴（すみやきほうあん）

Japanese inn

Polished rooms in an upmarket hot spring hotel with bathhouses, plus breakfast & dinner.

4.40 (489 reviews) (~44.86 km from centre)

Ryujin-onsen Motoyu

Onsen

👍👍 肌がツルンツルンになる温泉です。確かに少しツルンツルンにはなります。美人の湯らしいけど、岐阜県の郡上白鳥にある美人の湯と比べたらツルツル度が弱かったです。どちらか言ったら龍神は優しいお湯ですね。肌が弱い自分にとっては長くお風呂に入っていられるので好きなお湯です。（岐阜は強すぎて長く入ってられない）こ...

4.30 (1.3K reviews) (~74.61 km from centre)

Hotel Kinzan

Japanese inn

Understated hot spring hotel featuring a communal bathhouse & a rock garden, plus dining.

4.30 (366 reviews) (~38.28 km from centre)

Suzuran-no-yu

Super public bath

👍👍 Very VERY nice hot spring. There’s like two types of “onsen” the outdoor type and the indoor type My personal favourite is the outdoor bucket (?) onsen because you have a mini hot tub all to your self haha Anyways, the entrance fee is pretty expensive to be honest but it’s kind of understandable...

4.20 (1.7K reviews) (~42.43 km from centre)