A man and his girlfriend meet in front of shoe lockers at the entrance after taking a bath at the Dogo Onsen spa in Matsuyama.
Hiro Komae

Our Favorite Hot Springs and Spa Towns in Japan

Matsuyama

A man and his girlfriend meet in front of shoe lockers at the entrance after taking a bath at the Dogo Onsen spa in Matsuyama.
Hakone's main drag of spas.
John Lander

Hakone

Hakone's main drag of spas.
The Kusatsu tradition of yumomi or "water massage" at Netsunoyu is used to cool off the area's scalding waters. The hot water is stirred with wooden paddles and cooled by the mountain air.
John Lander

Japan Alps

The Kusatsu tradition of yumomi or "water massage" at Netsunoyu is used to cool off the area's scalding waters. The hot water is stirred with wooden paddles and cooled by the mountain air.
Ikaho Onsen, near Shibukawa, Japan.
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Japan Alps

Ikaho Onsen, near Shibukawa, Japan.
The waiting/dressing room of Yushinden, a bath room specially reserved for the Japanese imperial family, is seen at the Dogo Onsen spa in Matsuyama.
Hiro Komae

Matsuyama

The waiting/dressing room of Yushinden, a bath room specially reserved for the Japanese imperial family, is seen at the Dogo Onsen spa in Matsuyama.
The Hells (Jigoku), Unzen Spa, Japan.
Norihiro Haruta

Unzen

The Hells (Jigoku), Unzen Spa, Japan.
Tsurunoyu Onsen, Nyuto.
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Northeastern Honshu

Tsurunoyu Onsen, Nyuto.
Tsuta Onsen in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Mihai Japan

Northeastern Honshu

Tsuta Onsen in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Noboribetsu spa village, Hell Valley area, Japan.
Jérémie Souteyrat

Hokkaido

Noboribetsu spa village, Hell Valley area, Japan.
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