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Selected Onsen Areas in Japan
There are over 2,000 hot spring areas across the
country, concentrated particularly in Kyushu, the
Izu Peninsula west of Tokyo, and the mountainous
backbone of Northern and Central Honshu.

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Outdoor hot spring at Yufuin,
Kyushu
Key to Onsen Areas Map
1 Noboribetsu Hokkaido 0 Nikko Yumoto Tochigi p Shirahama Wakayama
prefecture. Numerous hotels prefecture. Small onsen village prefecture. Popular, coastal
and huge choice of baths. in Nikko National Park; good resort town with sandy
n (0143) 84-3311. hiking. n (0288) 62-2570. beaches. n (0739) 43-5511.
2 Kuroyu Akita prefecture. q Yunishigawa Tochigi a Kinosaki Hyogo prefecture.
Remote and un spoiled, with a prefecture. Atmospheric old Picturesque old-style town
single thatched inn; inaccessible onsen village in remote valley. with traditional inns. Tasty
in winter. n (0187) 46-2214. n (0288) 97-1126. crabs. n (0796) 32-3663.
3 Naruko Miyagi prefecture. w Hakone Kanagawa prefecture. s Arima Hyogo prefecture.
Medium-size onsen town Old onsen town, sprawling Commercial resort with many
known for fall foliage. up hillside; wide range of inns hotels; pleasantly secluded.
n (0229) 83-3441. and baths. n (0460) 5-7410. n (078) 904-0708.
4 Zao Yamagata prefecture. Popular e Shuzenji Shizuoka prefecture. d Tamatsukuri Shimane
Traditional onsen town,
prefecture. Japan’s oldest hot
but not over-commercialized
ski resort and summer hiking commercialized but charming; spring and largest outdoor
many inns. n (0558) 72-2501.
pool. n (0852) 62-0634.
base. n (023) 694-9328.
5 Jigokudani Nagano prefecture. r Osawa Shizuoka prefecture. f Dogo Ehime prefecture. Old-
established spa town with
A handful of picturesque
Famed for onsen-loving onsen hotels in rural serenity. classic bathhouse; many inns.
monkeys; a single, simple inn, n (0558) 42-2799. n (089) 921-5141.
plus hotels in nearby villages.
n (0269) 33-4379. t Odaru Shizuoka prefecture. g Beppu Oita prefecture. Vintage
complex of hot-spring towns
Numerous pools, waterfalls,
6 Echigo Yuzawa Niigata and caves; several inns. (see pp238–9). n (0977)
prefecture. Traditional resort n (0558) 32-0290. 21-1111.
(on shinkansen line); the setting y Hokkawa Shizuoka prefecture. h Yufuin Oita prefecture. Small
for Kawabata’s novel Snow Coastal onsen with inns and craftsy spa town with horse-
Country. n (025) 785-5353. outdoor baths over looking drawn carriages and very little
7 Kusatsu Gunma prefecture. the sea. n (0557) 23-3997. nightlife. n (0977) 85-4464.
Three-minute baths in scalding u Renge Niigata prefecture. High j Unzen Nagasaki prefecture.
water. Many public baths and in the alps, with pools around Bubbling pools in Unzen-
inns. n (0279) 88-0800. one inn (closed in winter). Amakusa National Park.
8 Hoshi Gunma prefecture. Tel (090) 2524-7237 (inn). n (0957) 73-3434.
One lovely traditional ryokan i Shirahone Nagano prefecture. k Ebino Kogen Miyazaki
with a large wooden bath- Relaxed mountain town near prefecture. Beautiful scenery
house, situated in woodland. skiing and hiking areas. and good hiking by Mount
Tel (0278) 66-0005 (ryokan). n (0263) 93-3251. Karakuni. Rocky outdoor pools.
9 Takaragawa Gunma prefecture. o Katsuura Wakayama prefecture. n (0984) 35-1111.
Perhaps the best riverside An established resort, with l Ibusuki Kagoshima prefecture.
hot pools in Japan; one jungle-theme and seaside Modern resort with tropical
thatched ryokan. Tel (0278) pools, including a cave-bath. atmosphere and hot-sand
75-2121 (ryokan). n (0735) 52-0048. baths. n (0993) 22-3252.
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