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Pretty town with celebrated onsen water
Highly popular onsen destination near Tokyo
Onsen town also known as an outdoor mecca
Mountainous hot spring with Japan's most sulfuric water
Town on the slopes of Mount Nasudake
Onsen town famous for its stone stairs
Calm hot spring town in a mountain valley
Built-up, riverside hot spring town near Nikko
Hot spring resort along a forested valley
Hokkaido's most celebrated hot spring
A hot river in the middle of nature
Hot spring town along the shores of Lake Toya
Built-up onsen town in a valley outside central Sapporo
Onsen town with highly acidic waters
Rustic hot spring in the forested mountains
Onsen and ski resort with highly acidic waters
Japan's most photogenic hot spring town
Boasting Japan's most acidic waters
Single onsen ryokan in the mountains
Sulfurous hot spring in the Azuma Mountains
Remote onsen ryokan without electricity
Home to one of Japan's best onsen ryokan
Onsen town surrounded by fruit farms
Large outdoor baths in the Japan Alps
Old-fashioned town near the snow monkeys
Pretty onsen town on the Izu Peninsula
Old-fashioned onsen town with a ski resort
Built-up onsen town between Nagoya and Takayama
Popular onsen town on the Izu Peninsula
Small hot spring town with beautiful temples
Collection of four hot spring towns south of Kanazawa
Onsen resort with large ryokan along a bay
Built-up, coastal onsen city close to Tokyo
Foreigner-friendly onsen town in Nagano
Old-fashioned town with lots of public baths
One of Japan's oldest and most celebrated
Large hot spring resort with sand beach
Old hot spring with wonderful bath house
Hot spring resort at the Sea of Japan coast
Very pleasant small hot spring town along a river
Boasting the most hot spring water in Japan
Rural yet trendy hot spring town near Beppu
Resort at the base of the Kirishima Mountains
Hot spring town on Mount Unzen in Nagasaki
Oceanside resort famous for sand bathing
Onsen town with some of Japan's smoothest waters
Onsen town with smooth waters and long history
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Natural hot springs (温泉, onsen) are numerous and highly popular across Japan. Every region of the country has its share of hot springs and resort towns, which come with them.
There are many types of hot springs , distinguished by the minerals dissolved in the water. Different minerals provide different health benefits, and all hot springs are supposed to have a relaxing effect on your body and mind. Hot spring baths come in many varieties , indoors and outdoors, traditional and modern. Hot spring baths can be enjoyed at ryokan , hotels and public bath houses . An overnight stay at an onsen ryokan , in particular, is a highly recommended experience to any visitor of Japan.
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Takarawaga Onsen Osenkaku is the best mixed-gender onsen if you want to wear a bathing suit. If you want to do onsen hopping and try out many different hot springs Shin-Hotaka Onsen in Gifu Prefecture and Minakami Hot Spring Village in Gunma Prefecture near Tokyo are your best choices.
These are my top recommendations for hot springs and onsen towns with unisex onsen baths. Below you will find 18 amazing mixed-gender onsens and detailed information about their baths, price, and if or if not you can cover yourself.
Location: Takaragawa Onsen, Near Minakami Onsen, Gunma Prefecture
Mixed Outdoor Onsen Providing Bathing Suits: Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku (汪泉閣) is one of the many onsens that make up the popular Minakami Hot Spring Resort in Gunma Prefecture. It is one of the closest mixed-gender hot springs to Tokyo and its huge outdoor baths count as some of the most beautiful in Japan.
The onsen features 3 unisex open-air onsen baths right next to the river. In 2019 they changed their bathing rules and now everyone has to wear a special bathing suit during their soak in the mixed-gender baths. You can’t wear your own bathing suit, instead, you will get a rental one from the onsen that is included in the admission fee. The indoor bathing facilities are gender-separated and ladies can also soak in a smaller women-only outdoor bath.
Access: From the nearest JR Station Minakami Station it is a 30-minute bus ride. Get off at Takaragawa Iriguchi bus stop from where it takes 20 minutes on foot to the onsen. You can get to the onsen in about 3 hours from Tokyo.
Location: Shin-Hotaka Onsen, Okuhida, Gifu Prefecture
Traditional Onsen Ryokan With Mixed Open-Air Baths: Yarimikan (槍見舘) is a hot spring ryokan located in Shin-Hotaka Onsen near Okuhida. This onsen features 2 unisex outdoor baths, 1 women-only open-air bath, 4 private open-air baths, and an Ashiyu. The 2 indoor baths are gender-separated.
Day-trippers can use the outdoor baths from 10:00 – 14:00 o’clock. For an extra fee of 1,000円 (about $9 or 8€) per person, you can also rent one of the private onsen baths for 1 hour. Sometimes due to maintenance bathing might not be possible, so it would be good to contact the onsen ryokan beforehand.
If that should be the case you still have other options in Shin-Hotaka Onsen and Okuhida and two of them you are going to find right down below. Also, please note that the information on the English webpage is slightly different than on the Japanese one mentioning that non-residents can not use private baths.
Access: The 2 nearest stations are Takayama Station in Gifu Prefecture and Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture. From Takayama, it is a 1.5-hour bus ride and from Matsumoto, it is a 3-hour bus ride to the onsen. Nagoya is about 4 hours away.
Location: Shin-Hotaka Onsen, Okuhida, Gifu Prefecture
Natural & Unisex River Onsen Bath: Shin-Hotaka No Yu (新穂高の湯) is such a cool place! It is a natural river onsen bath located in the same hot spring village as the Shin-Hotaka Onsen Yamano Hotel. In this onsen, you can take a soak and enjoy the surrounding nature from 8:00 – 18:00 o’clock. However, since this is a natural onsen it can’t be used in the winter months (from November until the end of April) and if the river rises too high.
As it is often the case with natural onsen baths in Japan women are allowed to wrap themselves in a towel, but men aren’t. If you come here early in the morning you will most likely have the entire rock bath for yourself.
Access: 1.5-hour bus ride from Takayama in Gifu Prefecture or a 3-hour bus ride from Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. The closest bus stop is Nakao Kogenguchi and the Shin-Hotaka Onsen Yarimikan is just a 2-minute walk away.
Location: Shin-Hotaka, Okuhida, Gifu Prefecture
Onsen Hotel With Unisex Outdoor Baths: Shin-Hotaka Onsen Yamano Hotel (新穂高温泉 山のホテル) is another famous onsen hotel located in Okuhida. The onsen hotel has several huge open-air baths overlooking the Kamatagawa River. But it is also a beautiful mountain onsen with views of Mount Yari and Japan’s Northern Alps.
Most of the hot springs baths are mixed but there is also a women-only open-air bath and a private onsen bath that can be rented for an additional fee of 1,000円 (about $9 or 8€) which is quite cheap. However, bathing time is also limited to a maximum of only 30 minutes.
In contrast to the other 2 onsens, this hotel doesn’t open its doors to day-trippers, so you have to stay for one night.
Access: Can be reached in 1.5 hours by bus from Takayama in Gifu Prefecture and in 3 hours by bus from Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. Shin-Hotaka Onsen Yarimikan is a 10-minute walk away and the natural river onsen is 7 minutes away.
Stay: From 15,000円 (about $139 or 122€) per night
Location: Sarugakyo Onsen, Near Minakami, Gunma Prefecture
Mixed Onsen Where You Can Wear “Yuyugi”: Hotel Kojokaku (ホテル湖城閣) is a hot spring hotel with beautiful onsen facilities located in Sarugakyo Onsen which is another one of Minakami’s hot spring villages. The open-air onsen facilities face Akaya Lake and have 8 different rotenburo, 6 of them are mixed-gender baths, the other 2 are gender-separated baths.
There are a few larger outdoor onsen baths like a 3-meter wide wooden barrel tub and a stone bath that can easily accommodate up to 6 people. The other onsen baths are smaller and sometimes they are just for one person like the extremely hot Goemonburo pot bathtub. If you would like to cover yourself you can buy a special bathing garment called “Yuyugi” for 800円 (about $8 or 7€) which they sell at the hotel.
Access: 27 minutes by bus from Jomo Kogen Station. From Tokyo, you can get to the onsen in about 2.5 hours if you take the Shinkansen. Except for the bus, the fare is covered by the JR Pass.
Location: Yumura Onsen, in between Tottori & Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture
Mixed Gender Hot Spring Park Where You Can Wear Swimsuits: Refresh Park Yumura (リフレッシュパークゆむら) is an onsen park with several indoor and outdoor onsen baths as well as a swimming pool. The park is located in northwest of Hyogo Prefecture near the Sanin Kaigan National Park and Tottori Prefecture.
This hot spring park has gender-separated onsen facilities where you are not allowed to wear swimwear and a mixed-gender onsen area with 5 rotenburo (open-air baths) where you have to wear swimwear. You can either bring and wear your own or get a rental one. The outdoor baths are really nice. One of them has a waterfall, another one is a cave onsen, and sometimes you will also have the opportunity to experience seasonal yuzu baths.
Access: The nearest station is JR Yoka Station on the San-in Line bound for Kinosaki Onsen. At Yoka Station you have to transfer to the bus bound for Yumura Onsen. The bus ride takes about 1.5 hours. Kinosaki Onsen is about 2 hours away, Himeji and Kobe are about 3.5 hours away, and Osaka and Kyoto are about 4.5 hours away. From Osaka, there is also a direct bus to the onsen, though.
Website: www.refresh.co.jp/yumura (Japanese only)
Location: Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto Prefecture
Tattoo-Friendly & Completely Mixed Gender Onsen: Anayu (黒川温泉 共同浴場 穴湯) is a small one-room mixed-gender onsen bath located in one of Japan’s and Kyushu’s most picturesque onsen towns Kurokawa Onsen. While this particular onsen might not be the most beautiful in the world it is one of the few onsen baths that are entirely unisex. The two tiny indoor onsen pools and even the confined dressing area are unisex. However, there is a small cabin that women can use to change into their birthday suits.
In front of the onsen is a Japanese signboard that says that wearing swimwear or towels in the onsen is not allowed, but they don’t mention tattoos. Since there is no official policy it is safe to assume that this is another one of Japan’s tattoo-friendly onsen.
Oh, and there is no shower area and there are no amenities, by the way… Hozantei is another mixed-gender onsen in Kurokawa with outdoor baths.
Access: It is a 50-minute bus ride from the nearest station JR Aso Station. You can get to the onsen in about 4 hours from Fukuoka (Hakata Station) and there are also direct busses from Yufuin Onsen Town and Kumamoto city that will bring you to the onsen in 2 or 3 hours.
Location: Shirahone Onsen, Nagano Prefecture
Mixed-Gender Onsen Famous For Its Milky White Water: Awanoyu or Awanoyu Ryokan (泡の湯旅館) is located in a small onsen town in Nagano Prefecture with the beautiful and inviting name Shirahone Onsen aka “White Bone Hot Spring”. But just because the hot spring town is renowned for its smooth and milky hot spring water. So no worries!
In general, Awanoyu’s bathing facilities are gender-separated, but the onsen’s most famous outdoor bath with the little waterfalls is mixed. Men have to wear their birthday suit but women are allowed to cover themselves with a towel. From mid-November until April this is also a good place near Tokyo to experience soaking in an onsen surrounded by snow. However, non-staying guests can only take a bath from 10:30 – 14:00 o’clock.
Tabi No Yado’s Shirahone Hot Spring powder is also one of my favorite Japanese bath salts by the way. If you can’t make it to the onsen town you can still take a soak in its milky water waters at home.
Access: The nearest station is Shin-Shimashima Station on the Matsumoto Dentetsu Kamikochi Line. From there a bus will bring you to the onsen resort in about 70 minutes. From Tokyo, you can get to Shirahone in about 4.5 hours but you need to time it well since there are only 3-4 busses per day.
Location: Yubara Onsen, Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture
Free Mixed River Hot Spring With Rental Bathing Wear: Sunayu (砂湯) is the most famous onsen bath in Okayama Prefecture’s hot spring village Yubara Onsen. The mixed-gender onsen is right in front of the Yubara Dam and next to the Asahi River and one of the best open-air baths in the west of Japan. You can actually soak in this bath for 24 hours and the best thing is it is free!
Women can get rental bathing garments either for free from the ryokan they are staying in or for 2,000円 (about $18 or 17€) from the tourist center. The tourist center closes at 18:00 o’clock, so in case you want to cover yourself, 24-hour bathing might not be possible.
Access: From Chugoku-Katsuyama Station take a bus bound for Hizugenkogen and get off at Yubara Onsen. The bus ride takes 35 minutes. Since Yubara isn’t too far from Okayama and Kurashiki you could include the onsen town as a day trip. The one-way trip takes about 4 hours by train and 3 hours by bus.
Website: www.yubara.com (English available)
Location: Oigami Onsen, Near Minakami, Gunma Prefecture
Mixed Bathing In One of Japan’s Top 100 Outdoor Onsen Baths: Gorokaku (伍楼閣) is a traditional onsen ryokan that welcomes day-trippers from 12:00 – 15:00 o’clock. There are 2 mixed-gender onsen baths called Akagi No Yu and Iwakaga. Akagi No Yu has been selected as one of the most beautiful outdoor baths in Japan. Besides these unisex baths, you will also find a private onsen and 2 large public baths, one with a rose onsen bath. The 2 public baths are gender-separated but in the evening after cleaning the baths are switched and can be used by the other gender.
From the onsen facilities, you have beautiful views of the Katashina Gorge that are special beautiful in autumn when you can see the colorful autumn leaves. The only downside is that day-trippers have a time limit and can only bathe for up to 2 hours. But generally, this is more than enough time for a nice relaxing soak.
Access: A 1-hour bus ride from JR Jomo Kogen Station and then a 17-minute walk to the onsen. From Tokyo, it takes about 2.5 – 3 hours to get here.
Price: 1,000円 (about $10 or 8€) for 2 hours
Website: www.gorokaku.com (Japanese only)
Location: Kawazu, Near Shimoda Onsen, Shizuoka Prefecture
Waterfall Onsen Bath Where You Can Wear Swimsuit: Amagiso Liberty Resort (天城荘) is a natural onsen hotel located in the south of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka’s nature paradise. The whole peninsula is famous for its hot springs, especially Atami Onsen and the tattoo-friendly Ito Onsen near Tokyo, but also Shimoda Onsen with its beautiful beach onsen.
Amagiso’s onsen facilities are divided into 2 areas, an indoor and an outdoor area. The indoor baths are gender-separated but the outdoor bathing area with the beautiful waterfall next to the open-air bath is mixed. There is also a cave bath but with separate entrances for men and women. Since you have to wear a swimsuit when you are in the outdoor area don’t forget to bring your own. Renting is also possible, though.
The best season to come here is summer because you can see fireflies. But be aware of typhoons, because the waterfall onsen bath might be closed after heavy rain.
Access: 25 minutes by bus from Kawazu Station. Please note that the JR Pass is only valid until Ito Station, so you have to pay 2,000円 for transportation (one way) from Ito Station until the Onsen. From Tokyo, you can get here in 3 hours if you take the Shinkansen until Atami.
Website: www.amagisou.jp (Google Translation available)
Location: Nasu-Shiobara Onsen, Near Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture
Onsen Inn With Mixed Gender River Open-Air Baths: Myogaya Honkan (明賀屋本館) is a traditional Japanese inn with secluded onsen facilities located in Tochigi Prefecture. The hot spring is part of Nasu-Shiobara, an amazing onsen town near Tokyo and the per
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