Private Onsen Rooms

KirishimaPremium

Myoken Onsen, Hayato, Kirishima, Kagoshima — on the Amori river gorge, about 15 minutes by car from Kagoshima Airport

Nagato Yumoto OnsenPremium

Nagato Yumoto Onsen, Nagato, Yamaguchi — 18 rooms on an 8,000㎡ site beside the Otozure river, about 5 minutes by the inn's shuttle from JR Nagato-Yumoto Station

AtamiPremium

Ajiro, southern Atami, Shizuoka — on a steep hillside above Sagami Bay, about 10 minutes by the inn's free shuttle from JR Ajiro Station (12 minutes from Atami on the Itō line)

HakonePremium

Gora, Hakone, Kanagawa — high on the slope by Sōunzan cable-car station, with the inn's own inclined lift and a call-on-arrival car from Gora Station

Shima OnsenValue

Shima Onsen, Nakanojō, Gunma — on the hillside just above the onsen street, a couple of minutes' walk from the Kirinokidaira bus stop (about 40 minutes by bus from JR Nakanojō Station) and about five minutes on foot from Sekizenkan

IzuPremium

Shuzenji Onsen, Izu, Shizuoka — in a bamboo grove about 10 minutes by taxi from Shuzenji Station

Takeo OnsenPremium

Takeo Onsen, Saga — inside the 150,000-tsubo Mifuneyama Rakuen garden, about 5 minutes by car (free shuttle) from Takeo-Onsen Station

Kaga OnsenPremium

Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa — at the old source of the spa town, beside the Kosoyu public bath

Zao OnsenClassic

Zao Onsen, Yamagata — on the rise above the hot-spring village, a 3-minute walk (or free pick-up) from the Zao Onsen bus terminal, 45 minutes by bus from Yamagata Station

Arima OnsenPremium

Arima Onsen, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo — a 5-minute walk from Arima Onsen station, 2 minutes from the Hankyu bus stop

AtamiClassic

Hayashigaoka-chō, Atami, Shizuoka — on a hill above central Atami, about 5 minutes by the inn's free shuttle from JR Atami Station (Tōkaidō Shinkansen, about 50 minutes from Tokyo by Kodama); the 10-minute walk up is very steep

MinakamiPremium

Tanigawa Onsen, Minakami, Gunma — below Mount Tanigawa, about 8 minutes by car from JR Minakami station (free shuttle on request)

Ikaho OnsenClassic

Ikaho Onsen, Shibukawa, Gunma — halfway up the Ishidan stone steps

ItoClassic

Kamata, Itō, Shizuoka — tucked into a bamboo grove up a short slope, a 5-minute walk from Minami-Itō Station, or 7 minutes by the inn's free shuttle from JR Itō Station

Iya ValleyClassic

Iya Valley, Miyoshi, Tokushima — on a cliff above the Iya River, one of Japan's 'three great hidden regions'

YufuinPremium

Kawakami, Yufuin, Yufu, Oita — beside Lake Kinrin

KirishimaPremium

Myoken Onsen, Kirishima, Kagoshima — relocated thatched farmhouses beside the Amori River, 15 minutes by car from Kagoshima Airport

Kurokawa OnsenClassic

Kurokawa Onsen, Minamioguni, Kumamoto — a wooden inn on the river with an annex across the lane, a short walk from the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop

Kurokawa OnsenLuxury

Manganji, Minamioguni, Kumamoto — on a private wooded hill above Kurokawa Onsen village, with free pickup from the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop; about 1½ hours by car from Kumamoto Airport

Nagato Yumoto OnsenClassic

Nagato Yumoto Onsen, Nagato, Yamaguchi — a large inn on the Otozure river, about five minutes by the inn's free shuttle from JR Nagato-Yumoto station, or about 1 hour by shared taxi from Shin-Yamaguchi

Nishiyama OnsenClassic

Nishiyama Onsen, Hayakawa, Yamanashi — at the head of the Hayakawa valley below the Southern Alps, about 50 minutes' mountain driving from the Shimobe-Onsen-Hayakawa IC or one daily shuttle from JR Minobu Station

Noboribetsu OnsenPremium

Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido — a three-minute walk from the bus terminal, below Jigokudani (Hell Valley)

Okuhida OnsenValue

Hirayu Onsen, Okuhida Onsen-gō, Takayama, Gifu — a 1-minute walk from the Hirayu Onsen bus terminal, about 20 minutes by bus from Kamikōchi

Okuhida OnsenClassic

Shinhotaka Onsen, Okuhida, Takayama, Gifu — alone on the Kamata River below the Northern Alps

Okutsu OnsenPremium

Okutsu Onsen, Kagamino, Okayama — a 1927 inn on the Yoshii river in the hills of northern Okayama, about 100 minutes by car from Okayama Station

HokkaidoLuxury

Shikotsu Onsen, Chitose, Hokkaido — 25 lake-facing suites a few minutes' walk from Lake Shikotsu, about 40 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport

Shima OnsenClassic

Shima Onsen, Nakanojō, Gunma — at the entrance to the onsen village across the road from the Shima river, about 30 minutes by bus from JR Nakanojō Station, with direct highway buses from Tokyo

MatsumotoClassic

Shirahone Onsen, Matsumoto, Nagano — on a wooded rise above the mountain spa village, about 15 minutes by car from the Sawando bus terminal for Kamikochi

MatsumotoLuxury

Tobira Onsen, in the mountains above Matsumoto, Nagano

TsukiokaClassic

Tsukioka Onsen, Shibata, Niigata — in the small hot-spring town, about 20 minutes by shuttle bus from JR Toyosaka Station or 25 minutes by car from the Toyosaka Niigata-Higashikō IC

Ureshino OnsenClassic

Ureshino Onsen, Saga — alone in a wooded valley on the Shiiba river, about 10 minutes by car up a narrow mountain road from the spa town and 15 minutes from Ureshino-Onsen shinkansen station

YufuinLuxury

Kawakami, Yufuin, Oita — twelve detached villas on a quiet hillside about 5–10 minutes by car from Yufuin Station

YufuinPremium

Kawakami, Yufuin, Oita — set back from the Yunotsubo shopping street, a couple of minutes' walk from Lake Kinrin and about 15 minutes on foot from JR Yufuin Station

YufuinPremium

Kawakami, Yufuin, Oita — a woodland garden about 15 minutes' walk from Yufuin Station

YufuinPremium

Kawakita, Yufuin, Oita — a quiet wooded foothill about 2 km from the Yunotsubo shopping street, 5 minutes by car from JR Yufuin Station and 3 minutes from the Yufuin interchange

YugawaraPremium

Miyakami, Yugawara, Kanagawa — at the top of a steep lane above the hot-spring town, about 3 km and 8 minutes by taxi from JR Yugawara Station

YuwakuClassic

Yuwaku Onsen, Kanazawa, Ishikawa — a small hot-spring village in the hills about 40 minutes by car or bus from Kanazawa Station, two minutes' walk from the Yuwaku Onsen bus stop

Zao OnsenClassic

Zao Onsen, Yamagata — up a stone-stepped lane in the old hot-spring village, a few minutes' walk from the ski slopes

Lake AkanPremium

Akankoonsen, Kushiro, Hokkaido — on the shore of Lake Akan in the onsen town, about an hour by car from Kushiro or Memanbetsu airport

IzuLuxury

Shuzenji, Izu City, Shizuoka

AtamiPremium

Higashi-kaigan-chō, central Atami, Shizuoka — on a narrow lane between JR Atami Station (13 minutes' walk or 5 by taxi) and Atami Sun Beach, three minutes away on foot

IzuLuxury

Yugashima Onsen, Izu, Shizuoka — where two rivers meet to form the Kano river in the Amagi foothills, about 20–25 minutes by the inn's shuttle from Shuzenji station

IzuPremium

Izu-Nagaoka Onsen, Izunokuni, Shizuoka — a 1929 Mitsubishi family villa set in a 3,000-tsubo garden, reached by the inn's free shuttle from Izu-Nagaoka Station

IzuClassic

Izu-Nagaoka Onsen, Izunokuni, Shizuoka — a low-rise garden inn in the Nagaoka spa district, about 10 minutes by bus from Izu-Nagaoka Station on the Izuhakone Railway from Mishima

Jozankei OnsenClassic

Jozankei Onsen, Sapporo, Hokkaido — on a slope above the Toyohira river, about 26km and an hour from central Sapporo by the inn's free shuttle

Tamatsukuri OnsenPremium

Tamatsukuri Onsen, Matsue, Shimane — beside the Tamayu river in the spa town, about 5 minutes by car from JR Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station (no pick-up)

KyotoClassic

Yunohana Onsen, Kameoka, Kyoto — in wooded hills about 8km from JR Kameoka Station, itself about 20 minutes from Kyoto Station by train

Kurokawa OnsenClassic

Kurokawa Onsen, Minamioguni, Kumamoto — on Kawabata-dōri in the middle of the onsen village, a short walk from the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop

Kurokawa OnsenClassic

Kurokawa Onsen, Minamioguni, Kumamoto — on a slope by the Tanoharu River, a few minutes from the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop

Misasa OnsenClassic

Misasa Onsen, Tottori — near the middle of the hot-spring street, backing onto the Mitoku River, about 20 minutes by car from JR Kurayoshi Station (free pickup if you book it)

Noboribetsu OnsenPremium

Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido — at the quiet upper end of the hot-spring town beside the Kusurisanbetsu river, across the road from its sister hotel Sekisuitei; about 15 minutes' gentle uphill walk from the bus terminal, about 20 minutes by bus from JR Noboribetsu Station, with the inn's own shuttle buses from Sapporo Station and New Chitose Airport

Nozawa OnsenClassic

Nozawa Onsen, Nagano — right next to the Ōyu public bathhouse in the middle of the village, a 3-minute walk from the Nozawa Onsen bus terminal and about 5 minutes from the Yu-road moving walkway to the ski slopes

Okuhida OnsenClassic

Fukuchi Onsen, Okuhida Onsen-gō, Takayama, Gifu — on a quiet lane off the main road at about 1,000 m, a 3-minute walk from the Fukuchi Yurimizaka bus stop (about 75–80 minutes by bus from JR Takayama Station)

Shima OnsenValue

Shima Onsen, Nakanojo, Gunma — beside the red bridge at the top of the old onsen village

Shibu OnsenClassic

Shibu Onsen, Yamanouchi, Nagano — on the narrow main street, about 10 minutes by bus from Yudanaka Station

Shima OnsenClassic

Shima Onsen, Nakanojō, Gunma — on the bank of the Shima river in the Yamaguchi area of the onsen village, a minute's walk from the Yamaguchi bus stop (about 35 minutes by bus from JR Nakanojō Station, or by direct bus from Tokyo Station)

Unzen OnsenClassic

Unzen Onsen, Nagasaki — on the quieter edge of the hot-spring village, about five minutes' walk from the Unzen Jigoku vents and roughly 55 minutes by car from JR Isahaya Station

YugawaraClassic

Miyakami, Yugawara, Kanagawa — in the middle of the hot-spring town at the entrance to Man'yō Park, directly in front of the Kōen-iriguchi bus stop, about 13 minutes by bus from JR Yugawara Station

YugawaraClassic

Oku-Yugawara, Yugawara, Kanagawa — at the end of the bus line about 20 minutes from JR Yugawara station, in a ravine below the Hakone outer rim

Yunishigawa OnsenClassic

Yunishigawa Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi — on the river in a mountain village of Heike-clan legend

Yunishigawa OnsenClassic

Yunishigawa Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi — at the far end of the Heike-legend valley, 760 m up, beyond the village centre; 25 minutes by local bus from Yunishigawa Onsen Station plus a short inn pick-up

YuwakuClassic

Yuwaku Onsen, Kanazawa, Ishikawa — on the edge of the hot-spring village, about 35 minutes by car or free shuttle from Kanazawa Station and 20 minutes from Kenroku-en; the village bathhouse is about 500m away

Akiu OnsenPremium

Akiu Onsen, Sendai, Miyagi — the low-rise annex of the big Hotel Zuiho beside the Rairai-kyō gorge, about 40 minutes by the hotel's free shuttle bus from Sendai Station

AtamiClassic

Higashi-kaigan-chō, central Atami, Shizuoka — below the Nakamise shopping street, five minutes' walk from JR Atami Station (Tōkaidō Shinkansen) down a 77-step staircase

AtamiPremium

Wada-chō, Atami, Shizuoka — on a hillside above the town centre, about 10 minutes by taxi from Atami Station; Kinomiya is the nearest station

Kaga OnsenPremium

Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa

HakonePremium

Gora, Hakone, Kanagawa

Kinosaki OnsenClassic

Yushima, Kinosaki, Toyooka, Hyogo — on the main street of the onsen town next door to Mikiya, two minutes' walk from Goshonoyu and Mandarayu

Kusatsu OnsenClassic

Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma — on the hill above the Yubatake, a 3–5 minute walk (uphill on the way back) from the hot-spring field and about 7 minutes from the bus terminal

Nasu-Yumoto OnsenClassic

Nasu-Yumoto, Nasu, Tochigi — in protected forest beside the Nasu Imperial Villa, just off the Nasu Kaidō about 12 km from Nasu IC; by bus, about 40 minutes from Nasu-Shiobara Station to the Sansuikaku-iriguchi stop, then a 300 m walk

Shibu OnsenClassic

Shibu Onsen, Yamanouchi, Nagano — in the middle of the stone-paved hot-spring street, across from Kanaguya and steps from the No. 9 Ōyu public bath; 8 minutes by the inn's shuttle from Yudanaka Station

IzuClassic

Shuzenji Onsen, Izu, Shizuoka — in the centre of the old spa town, beside the Katsura River

TateshinaClassic

Kitayama, Chino, Nagano — a riverside inn at about 1,350 m on the Takinoyu River in the Tateshina highlands, around 30 minutes from Suwa IC via the Venus Line, with a free shuttle from JR Chino Station

Ureshino OnsenClassic

Ureshino Onsen, Saga — in the middle of the spa town, two minutes' walk from the Ureshino Onsen bus stop and about 5 minutes by car from Ureshino-Onsen shinkansen station

Ureshino OnsenClassic

Ureshino Onsen, Saga — on the Ureshino river beside a row of cherry trees, a 7-minute walk from Ureshino Bus Center and about 8 minutes by car from Ureshino IC

YugawaraClassic

Miyakami, Yugawara, Kanagawa — in the old hot-spring quarter, 50 m from the Onsenba-chūō bus stop, about 12 minutes by bus or 10 minutes by taxi from JR Yugawara Station

HokkaidoLuxury

Hanazono, Kutchan (Niseko area), Hokkaido

AtamiClassic

Nishi-Atami-chō, Atami, Shizuoka — high on the hillside above Kinomiya, about 10 minutes by taxi from JR Atami Station (about an hour from Tokyo by Shinkansen) or 5 minutes from JR Kinomiya Station; there is no shuttle

BeppuPremium

Kannawa, Beppu, Oita — on a hillside estate in Beppu's steamiest hot-spring quarter, beside the Umi Jigoku and Yama Jigoku 'hells', a 5-minute walk from Kannawa-guchi bus stop (about 20 minutes by taxi from JR Beppu Station)

Dorogawa OnsenValue

Dorogawa Onsen, Tenkawa village, Nara — on the lantern-hung main street of the pilgrims' town below Mount Ōmine, three minutes' walk from Ryūsenji temple; about 80 minutes by bus from Kintetsu Shimoichiguchi Station plus a five-minute walk

HakoneClassic

Hakone-Yumoto — across the Hayakawa river from Route 1, a 7-minute walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station (about 85 minutes from Shinjuku by Odakyu Romancecar)

Lake KawaguchiPremium

Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi — on a steep slope above Lake Kawaguchi facing Mt Fuji, about 15 minutes by taxi from Kawaguchiko Station (no shuttle)

Nasu-Yumoto OnsenClassic

Nasu-Yumoto, Nasu, Tochigi — on the Nasu slope below Mount Chausu, two minutes' walk from the Shin-Nasu bus stop; about 50 minutes by bus, or 30–40 minutes by taxi or the inn's reserved shuttle, from Nasu-Shiobara Station

Noboribetsu OnsenPremium

Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido — in the middle of the hot-spring town, joined to its sister hotel Park Hotel Gatei; the Park Hotel-mae bus stop is at the door and the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal about 10 minutes' walk away

Okuhida OnsenClassic

Fukuchi Onsen, Okuhida Onsen-gō, Takayama, Gifu — about 15 minutes from Hirayu and 40 minutes by car from Takayama Station

Okukinu OnsenValue

Okukinu Onsen, Kawamata, Nikko, Tochigi — about 1,340 m up on the Kinu River in Nikko National Park, past the end of the public road; cars stop at the Meotobuchi car park and guests ride the inn's free shuttle about 25 minutes up an unpaved forest road (or walk about 1.5 hours)

Yunishigawa OnsenValue

Yunishigawa Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi — on the Yunishigawa river in the middle of the village, about 20 minutes by local bus from Yunishigawa-Onsen Station on the Yagan Railway

Awara OnsenClassic

Funatsu, Awara Onsen, Awara, Fukui — on the edge of the spa town, facing rice fields, about 12–15 minutes by car (free shuttle, booking required) from Awara-Onsen Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and about 5 minutes from Awara-Yunomachi Station on the Echizen Railway

HakonePremium

Gora, Hakone — a 3-minute walk from Gora Station, the terminus of the Hakone Tozan Railway, next door to Gora Kadan

HakonePremium

Miyanoshita, Hakone — built down the side of the Hayakawa gorge, a 3-minute walk from Miyanoshita Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway

HakoneClassic

Kowakudani, Hakone — on the slope above the Hōraien azalea garden, right by the Hōraien bus stop (about 20 minutes by bus from Hakone-Yumoto) and close to Hakone Kowakien Yunessun

HakoneClassic

Kowakudani, Hakone — in woodland above Route 1, 0.7 km (about 15 minutes' uphill walk) from Kowakudani Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway, with a free station shuttle between 14:00 and 17:00

Jozankei OnsenClassic

Jozankei Onsen, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido — beside the Toyohira river, about 45 minutes by car from central Sapporo or an hour on the inn's free shuttle from Sapporo Station

MatsumotoPremium

Asama Onsen, Matsumoto, Nagano — in the old spa quarter north of the castle town, about 15–20 minutes by car or taxi from JR Matsumoto Station, or a city bus to the Hot Plaza Asama-mae stop, a minute's walk away

Kinugawa OnsenClassic

Taki, on the Kinugawa gorge in Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi — about 10 minutes on the shared Dial Bus (¥300) from Kinugawa-Onsen Station, which limited expresses reach from Asakusa or Shinjuku in about two hours

Kusatsu OnsenValue

Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma — beside the stone steps up to Kōsenji temple at the edge of the Yubatake (about 15 seconds' walk to the hot-spring field), five minutes' walk from Kusatsu Onsen bus terminal

Kusatsu OnsenClassic

Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma — in a quiet villa district on the hill above town, a 15–20-minute walk from the Yubatake (uphill on the way back), with free shuttles to the Kusatsu Onsen bus terminal

ShirahamaClassic

Shirahama Onsen, Wakayama — on a headland above the Pacific, three minutes' walk from the Kusahara-no-yu bus stop and about 10 minutes by car from Nanki-Shirahama Airport

YufuinPremium

Kawakami, Yufuin, Oita — 18 detached cottages on about 33,000㎡ of wooded hillside beside a stream off the Shirataki River, about 7 minutes by car from Yufuin Station

Kurokawa OnsenClassic

Kurokawa Onsen, Minamioguni, Kumamoto — beside a stream and waterfall near the entrance to the village, about a 5-minute walk from the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop

IzuValue

Shuzenji Onsen, Izu, Shizuoka — on the hillside above the Katsura River, a 3-minute walk from the Miyukibashi bus stop and about 10 minutes on foot from Shuzenji temple

HakoneClassic

Tonosawa, Hakone — on the Hayakawa river, a 5-minute bus ride from Hakone-Yumoto Station (1 minute's walk from the Kami-Tonosawa stop) or a 10-minute walk from Tonosawa Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway

Kinugawa OnsenValue

Ōhara, on the Kinugawa gorge at the southern end of Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi — about a 6-minute walk from Tōbu World Square Station (or 5 minutes by taxi from Kinugawa-Onsen Station), which limited expresses reach from Asakusa or Shinjuku in about two hours

Naruko OnsenValue

Akayu, Higashi-Naruko Onsen, Osaki, Miyagi — on a residential lane three minutes' walk from JR Naruko-Gotenyu Station, with the Rikuu East Line running just behind