Editors' Selection
Editors' selections
Our editors survey onsen and saunas across Japan. These are the places we would go, chosen region by region.
Onsen — Shizuoka
Shizuoka Onsen: 10 Editors' Picks
10 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Shizuoka
Shizuoka Onsen: 10 Editors' Picks
10 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Kanagawa
Kanagawa's Best Onsen: 10 Handpicked by Our Editorial Team
10 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Saga
6 Best Onsen in Saga Prefecture, Chosen by Our Editors
6 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Osaka
Osaka Prefecture Onsen: 10 Handpicked by Our Editorial Team
10 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Tokyo
Tokyo Onsen: The Editorial Team's 8 Best Picks
8 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Hokkaido
Hokkaido Onsen with Private Baths and In-Room Open-Air Baths: 8 Picks by Our Editors
8 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Gifu
Gifu Prefecture Onsen: The Editorial Team's Top 10 Picks
10 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Nagano
7 Best Onsen in Nagano: Editor's Picks
7 SELECTIONS
Onsen — Hokkaido
7 Best Onsen in Hokkaido, Handpicked by Our Editors
7 SELECTIONS
Sauna — Tokyo
Best Saunas in Tokyo: 10 Editor's Picks
10 SELECTIONS
Sauna — Kanagawa
Kanagawa Sauna: 9 Editor's Picks
9 SELECTIONS
Sauna — Saga
Saga's Best Saunas: 7 Editor's Picks
7 SELECTIONS
Sauna — Shizuoka
8 Best Saunas in Shizuoka, Handpicked by Our Editorial Team
9 SELECTIONS
Sauna — Osaka
9 Best Saunas in Osaka, Chosen by Our Editors
9 SELECTIONS
Sauna — Hokkaido
10 Best Saunas in Hokkaido, Selected by Our Editors
10 SELECTIONS
Ryokan & Hotel — Shizuoka
7 Editor-Selected Onsen Ryokan and Hotels in Shizuoka with Ocean or Lake Views
7 SELECTIONS
Ryokan & Hotel — Shizuoka
9 Best Onsen Ryokan & Hotels in Shizuoka Prefecture, Handpicked by Our Editors
9 SELECTIONS
Ryokan & Hotel — Hokkaido
10 Best Onsen Ryokan & Hotels in Hokkaido, Handpicked by Our Editors
10 SELECTIONS
Ryokan & Hotel — Hokkaido
7 Editor-Selected Onsen Ryokan and Hotels in Hokkaido with Ocean or Lake Views
11 SELECTIONS
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
Japan's Finest Onsen & Sauna
64 SELECTIONS
Only the 64 places worth returning to.
Most of what we surveyed never made it onto this site. This is a further cut from what did — places the editor bathed in himself, and places chosen through our own reporting.