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장소간토 · 닛코

닛코 유모토 온천

A hot-spring village at the far end of Oku-Nikko, beside Lake Yunoko. The sulfur water is milky white. Deep snow in winter.

장소간토 · 하코네

하코네유모토 온천 거리

The hot-spring town at the entrance to Hakone. Souvenir and sweet-bun shops line the street by the station, and there are day-use baths.

장소주부·호쿠리쿠 · 히다 다카야마

오쿠히다 온천향(히라유 온천)

A hot-spring village below the Northern Alps, with open-air baths for day visitors. Buses to Kamikochi connect here.

장소주부·호쿠리쿠 · 마쓰모토

아사마 온천

A long-established hot-spring district in the northeast of the city, with baths open to day visitors.

장소간사이 · 고베

아리마 온천

One of Japan's oldest hot-spring towns, with brown "gold" water and clear "silver" water. Public baths welcome day visitors.

장소주고쿠 · 마쓰에・이즈모

다마쓰쿠리 온천

An old hot-spring town with inns along a river. There are foot baths and sights linked to magatama, ancient curved beads.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

도고 온천 본관

The symbol of Dogo, one of Japan's oldest hot springs. A wooden bathhouse built in the 1890s where you can still bathe today.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu

A newer bathhouse styled after the architecture of the Asuka period and decorated with Ehime's traditional crafts. It has an open-air bath.

장소규슈 · 벳푸・유후인

Beppu Hells (Kannawa)

A tour of "hells": springs of boiling water and mud, for viewing only. Five of them, including the blue Umi Jigoku, are walkable in Kannawa.

장소규슈 · 벳푸・유후인

다케가와라 온천

A public bathhouse dating back to the Meiji era, in a grand-roofed building from the 1930s. It also has a sand bath heated by the spring.

장소규슈 · 벳푸・유후인

묘반 온천

A hillside hot-spring village where bath salts are made in thatched huts. Known for milky-white water and pudding steamed over the springs.

장소규슈 · 가고시마

이부스키 모래찜질 온천

You are buried in beach sand heated by hot springs. You lie down in a cotton robe and staff shovel the sand over you.

장소간토

구사쓰 온천 유바타케

장소주부·호쿠리쿠

게로온천

장소홋카이도 · 하코다테

하코다테시 열대식물원(온천 원숭이)

In winter the monkeys soak in a hot spring. Walkable from Yunokawa Onsen.

장소주부·호쿠리쿠 · 가나자와

유와쿠 온천

A small hot-spring village in the hills, with a public bath for day visitors. The painter Takehisa Yumeji stayed here.

장소시코쿠 · 다카마쓰

Busshozan Onsen

A day-use hot spring in an old temple town, also known for its clean modern design. A short walk from the station through old streets.

장소규슈 · 벳푸・유후인

Shibaseki Onsen

A city-run hot spring in a small valley near Chinoike Jigoku, with a steam bath and an open-air bath.

장소규슈 · 벳푸・유후인

피의 연못 지옥・회오리 지옥

A pond of hot red mud and a geyser that erupts at regular intervals. They are a little apart from Kannawa, about 5 minutes by bus.

장소규슈 · 벳푸・유후인

유후인・유노쓰보 거리

A street of shops and cafes leading from Yufuin Station toward Lake Kinrin, with Mt. Yufu rising ahead.

장소규슈 · 가고시마

사쿠라지마(사쿠라지마항・용암 나기사 공원)

A volcano that still sends up smoke. Near the port are a visitor center and a long foot bath looking out over the sea.

장소간토 · 하코네

미야노시타

A hot-spring village that has welcomed foreign guests since the 1870s. Walk its street of antique shops, a photo studio and an old hotel.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

마쓰야마성

A castle on a hill in the middle of the city, with a keep surviving from the Edo period. It looks out over the city and the Inland Sea.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

Dogo Haikara-dori arcade and the Botchan Karakuri Clock

A covered shopping street running from the mechanical clock and foot bath by the station to the Honkan. Good for souvenirs and snacks.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

이시테지

Temple 51 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. It has a National Treasure gate and a three-story pagoda, and you will see pilgrims in white.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

Bansuiso Villa and Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum

A French-style villa from the 1920s at the foot of the castle hill. In front of it stands a museum designed by Tadao Ando.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

오카이도・긴텐가이

Two covered shopping streets joined in an L shape in the center of Matsuyama, with restaurants serving local dishes such as tai-meshi.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

이사니와 신사

A red shrine at the top of a long flight of stone steps, built in the rare Hachiman-zukuri style. About 5 minutes from Dogo Onsen Station.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

도고 공원(유즈키 성터)

A park on the site of a medieval castle. The moats and earthworks remain and samurai houses have been rebuilt. Known for cherry blossoms.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

시모나다역

A tiny unstaffed station whose platform looks straight out to sea. Famous for sunsets. Trains are few, so check the return times.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

Matsuyama Castle Ninomaru Historical Garden

A garden on the site of the lord's residence. Flowing water and plantings trace the layout of the old rooms.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

Mitsuhama (Mitsu ferry crossing)

A harbor town with old merchant houses. A tiny ferry crosses the inlet, and the local okonomiyaki, Mitsuhama-yaki, is the thing to eat.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

바이신지역

A station whose platform runs right beside the beach. It appeared in the TV drama "Tokyo Love Story".

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

Tobe pottery town (Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall)

The home of Tobe ware, white porcelain painted in indigo. You can visit kiln shops and try painting a piece yourself.

장소시코쿠 · 마쓰야마・도고 온천

우치코 옛 거리

A town that grew rich on vegetable wax. A street of cream- and white-walled merchant houses and an old kabuki theater remain.