Onsen & Sauna with Panoramic Views
Ryokan, onsen hotels and day-use bathhouses with sweeping mountain ranges, glittering cityscapes, alpine plateaus, dramatic gorges or refined Japanese gardens in view. These are the most striking panoramic experiences outside of the iconic ocean and Fuji views — equally rewarding for an overnight stay or a day visit.
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Day-Use Onsen, Hotels & Ryokan with Panoramic Views
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Tokushima
Naruto Natural Onsen Aratae no Yu
A natural onsen in Naruto overlooking a boat racecourse
Kanagawa
Sky Spa YOKOHAMA
A spa in the sky, looking down over Yokohama
Kyoto
Kurama Onsen
A mountain-village onsen of Kurama views and soothing sulfur springs
Saga
OND HOTEL
A superb hotel where Takeo’s nature and a range of saunas unwind body and mind
Mie
Shinme no Yu
A Kuwana onsen with a panoramic open-air bath and a cold plunge below 10°C (50°F)
Nagano
Shirakaba Resort Ikenotaira Hotel
A highland onsen resort on the shore of Lake Shirakaba
Miyagi
Ayashi Tenku-no-Yu Soyogi-no-Mori
A healing grove where natural onsen water from 1,100 m (3,610 ft) underground and innovative saunas beckon
Hokkaido
La Vista Furano Hills
An onsen hotel with its own source, looking out to the Tokachidake mountain range from the top floor
Oita
Oku-Hita Onsen Umehibiki
A luxurious onsen resort embraced by the views and famed waters of Hibiki Gorge
Fukushima
Urabandai Lake Resort Goshiki-no-Mori
A luxurious highland resort with sweeping views of Lake Hibara and a natural onsen for beautiful skin
Akita
Shikiirodori Akitazukushi Yuze Hotel
An Akita onsen inn with natural onsen water fed straight from the source and a beautiful river gorge
Aomori
Sukayu Onsen Ryokan
A historic toji inn with five sources of its own flowing into a vast hall built entirely of hiba
Miyagi
Yuzukushi Salon Ichinobo
Yomogi-scented mist and natural onsen water fed straight from the source
Gifu
Nagaragawa Seiryu Hotel
Exceptional totonou in a tea sauna scented with Mino Ibi tea and a panoramic main bathhouse overlooking the Nagara River
Okayama
Okayama Kokusai Hotel
A hotel with spectacular views, where you can savor a panoramic night view of Okayama and a hinoki-scented sauna with löyly you pour yourself
Kagoshima
La Vista Kirishima Hills
A Southern European-style hilltop resort where every room has its own natural onsen open-air bath
Hokkaido
Jozankei Yuraku Soan
A Jozankei onsen inn with a natural onsen bath in every room and four private open-air baths to have all to yourself
Miyagi
Hotel Matsushima Taikanso
A resort with a spectacular open-air bath overlooking the sweeping panorama of Matsushima Bay and an authentic sauna
Fukushima
Oyado Toho
An onsen inn with panoramic open-air baths overlooking the Aizu Basin and natural onsen water
Hokkaido
Century Marina Hakodate
A bay-area spa resort with a sky-high open-air bath overlooking Hakodate’s night view and celebrated onsen waters
Nagano
Tenku no Shiro Sangitei Honkan
A sky-high onsen with panoramic Shinshu views and “the skin lotion bath”
Hokkaido
Akan Yuku no Sato Tsuruga
A luxury resort of Lake Akan views and natural onsen
Nagano
Yudanaka Onsen Aburaya Tousen
Open-air baths with sweeping views of the Shinshu mountains and natural onsen water that holds its warmth
Nagano
Hishino Onsen Tokiwakan
A spectacular onsen above the clouds, reached by a private mountain railway, and panoramas of untouched nature
Ishikawa
Shirasagiyu Tawaraya
Superb natural onsen water fed straight from the source, with 800 years of history and spectacular views of the Kakusenkei gorge
Toyama
Kurobe Unazuki Onsen Yamanoha
A resort inn in Unazuki with panoramic views of the Kurobe Gorge and soothing natural onsen water that beautifies the skin
Toyama
Unazuki Onsen Entaijiso
A long-established onsen inn where you can savor stunning Kurobe Gorge views and natural onsen water that leaves your skin silky smooth
Niigata
Akakura Kanko Hotel
A resort in the sky with seas of clouds and natural onsen water fed straight from the source
Niigata
Yukemuri no Yado Yukinohana
An Echigo-Yuzawa onsen inn with a tatami-floored main bathhouse on the top floor and private baths
Hokkaido
Noboribetsu Onsenkyo Takinoya
A superb onsen inn where four natural springs and the forests of Noboribetsu soothe you
Gifu
Takumi no Yado Miyama Ouan
Natural onsen fed straight from the source, never recirculated, with views of the Northern Alps and a sauna with löyly you pour yourself
Gifu
Gero Onsen Ogawaya
Soak up Gero Onsen’s soft natural waters as you make your way around a variety of main bathhouses
Gunma
Bettei Senjuan
A superb Tanigawa inn with natural onsen water fed straight from the source and a binchotan charcoal sauna
Gunma
Yuyado Tokinoniwa
A hilltop ryokan with open-air hot spring baths in every room, where you can tour two spring sources
Yamagata
Zao Onsen Zao Kokusai Hotel
A tranquil inn embraced by Zao’s great outdoors and a milky-white natural onsen fed straight from the source
Hokkaido
Toyako Tsuruga Resort Hikari no Uta
Blissful hours in natural onsen water and a room with its own open-air bath overlooking majestic Lake Toya
Hokkaido
La Vista Hakodate Bay
Natural onsen water fed straight from the source, with Hakodate’s night view from a rooftop open-air bath
Hokkaido
La Vista Hakodate Bay ANNEX
A natural onsen on an upper floor overlooking Hakodate’s night view, and three private baths each with its own character
Akita
Yukemuri no Yado Inazumi Onsen
A secluded hideaway at the foot of Mount Kurikoma, where you can immerse yourself in natural hot spring water from its own source and the quiet of the forest.
Miyagi
Naruko Onsen Yumoto Kissho
An inn where natural onsen water fed straight from the source is yours alone
Yamanashi
La Vista Fuji Kawaguchiko
A hilltop resort with a natural onsen main bathhouse facing Mount Fuji and private baths of distinct character
Gunma
Konoha Inn
A Kusatsu inn with two sources to explore and private open-air baths to enjoy all to yourself
Kanagawa
Tsuki no Yado Sara
A Hakone-Yumoto hot spring inn with open-air baths in every room and a tatami-floored public bath for relaxation
Gifu
Yumeguri no Yado Hirayukan
A superb inn where you can make your way around natural onsen baths fed straight from the source
Kanagawa
Hakone Gora Karaku
Panoramic open-air baths that look out to Sagami Bay, and an open-air onsen bath in every room
Nagano
Le Grand Karuizawa Hotel & Resort
Karuizawa’s skin-beautifying onsen in a 70,000-tsubo forest, and cooling off in below-freezing winter air
Kumamoto
TAOYA Aso
A quiet onsen resort for adults, embraced by the views of Aso’s five peaks and a bath for beautiful skin
Yamagata
Zao Onsen Zao Shiki no Hotel
A highland resort by the forest and lake, where a separate bathhouse offers milky-white water fed straight from the source
Ehime
Okudogo Ichiyu no Mori
A lush green gorge and natural onsen water fed straight from the source at one of western Japan’s largest open-air baths
Kagawa
Golden Time Takamatsu
Shikoku’s pride: a sauna paradise with radon onsen fed straight from the source
Kyoto
Sauna & Capsule Hotel Rumor Plaza
A sauna with a spectacular view, the pride of Gion in Kyoto
Okinawa
Yuinchi Hotel Nanjo
A natural onsen with stunning views, where ancient fossil seawater flows straight from the source
Tochigi
Saplus
A superb experience of Kinugawa’s views and true saunas
Nagano
TAOYA Kisoji
Nagiso Onsen water as silky as skin lotion and a cottage sauna looking out over nature
Oita
Hita Onsen Hananoki RIVER TERRACE
An inn in the town of water, with a spring rising on its own from 1,500 m (4,900 ft) underground and an authentic sauna for totonou, a state of deep relaxation
Gifu
Livemax Resort Hida Takayama – Garyu no Sato
An extreme sauna above 110°C (230°F) and the natural spring water of Mount Kurai
Kanagawa
Modern Toji Only You
Highly alkaline onsen for beautiful skin and serious saunas, wrapped in forest quiet and the murmur of a river
Chiba
SATOYAMA TERRACE
A mecca of outdoor saunas where the wind and water of the wooded hills fill all five senses
Hokkaido
Kitoushi Forest Kitoron
A forest retreat of authentic saunas and underground spring water from the Daisetsuzan range
Saga
Furuyu Onsen ONCRI
15 kinds of baths looking out toward Mount Tenzan: a mountain-valley resort where lukewarm natural onsen lets you lose track of time
Nagasaki
STADIUM CITY HOTEL NAGASAKI
A memorable stay with Japan’s first soccer stadium view sauna and a “bath of beauty”
Tokushima
Hotel Iya Onsen
A natural onsen at the bottom of the gorge, fed straight from the source and reached by the inn’s own cable car
Aichi
Tennomaru
A natural onsen in the sky overlooking the night lights of Mikawa Bay from 380 m (1,250 ft)
Nara
Shionoha Onsen Yamabatoyu
A hidden onsen in deep Yoshino where water from its own source flows into cedar-log baths with stunning views
Hokkaido
Otaru Granbell Hotel
A top-floor spa with a sauna overlooking the Otaru Canal at night and a stand-up cold plunge 1.2 m (3.9 ft) deep for reaching totonou
Hokkaido
Hotel Taisetsu ONSEN&CANYON RESORT
A mountain resort with natural onsen fed straight from the source, never recirculated, and a sauna with spectacular views
Hokkaido
Aonobi Yuyu
An inn for soaking in Biei’s gorge scenery and a celebrated spring, 100% fed straight from the source
Fukuoka
Hotel Parens Onoya
Kyushu’s first tatami bath and a “double beauty bath” of two spring types
Kumamoto
Aso Baien SPA RESORT
An onsen resort among the largest in western Japan, with natural onsen water fed straight from the source and huge lava rocks
Toyama
Ogawa Onsen Motoyu Hotel Ogawa
A secluded mountain inn with natural onsen water fed straight from the source and a mysterious cave open-air bath
Niigata
Hotel Kinomezaka
Muikamachi Onsen and a rooftop open-air bath with sweeping views of the Echigo Sanzan and Mount Hakkai
Kanagawa
Fujiya Hotel
Unwind in natural onsen and a superb sauna at a storied hotel alive with more than 140 years of history
Hokkaido
Grand Blissen Hotel Jozankei
Gorge views from every room: a luxurious break with onsen water from its own source and a bath in your room with a stunning view
Hokkaido
Jozankei View Hotel
An open-air bath in the sky 60 m up and six innovative saunas that stir the five senses
Hokkaido
Sapporo Hotel by Granbell
A spa in the sky with natural onsen and serious saunas, looking down over Sapporo
Tochigi
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotel Kinugawa Gyoen
An inn cradled by the Kinugawa River gorge, with a detached open-air bath, superb views and a restorative buffet
Ehime
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Dogo
A natural onsen inn overlooking the panorama and night view of Matsuyama’s castle town
Aomori
Hakkoda Hotel
A log-built resort embraced by virgin beech forest, with onsen water scented by Aomori hiba
Kagoshima
The Pulse Kirishima
Natural onsen water fed straight from the source, with views of the Kirishima mountains, and four semi-open-air private baths
Saga
Hotel Sakura Ureshino
A natural onsen, one of Japan’s three great waters for beautiful skin, with tea fields and the onsen town below the top-floor panoramic main bathhouse
Oita
Yufuin Baien GARDEN RESORT
A superb resort embraced by a natural onsen fed straight from the source with views of Mount Yufu, and gardens spread across 10,000 tsubo of grounds
Kumamoto
THE ACONCAGUA RESORTS
A resort of spectacular views with the Aso panorama, sauna and natural onsen
Kumamoto
Gekkoujyu Kurokawa
A hilltop open-air bath with sweeping views, and in every room a bath fed straight from the source, all to yourself
Oita
Gekkoju Yufuin
Five onsen villas overlooking Mount Yufu
Oita
Yufuin Onsen Toshoan
A hideaway inn with in-room panoramic baths fed straight from the source and Mount Yufu’s views all to yourself
Fukui
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Seiunkaku
A hilltop inn overlooking Awara Onsen town, with a tatami-floored main bathhouse and a true sauna
Hokkaido
Yukoro Onsen
A soothing space of natural onsen water and sauna, looking out on Niseko’s majestic Mount Yotei
Kagoshima
Hotel Sundays Amami
A top-floor panoramic bath overlooking Naze Bay, and an authentic Finnish sauna
Fukushima
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Higashiyama Grand Hotel
An Aizu onsen inn where seasonal scenery and natural chloride-spring water soothe you
Gunma
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi
An inn where you savor natural onsen water from its own source in a 10,000-tsubo Japanese garden and three open-air baths
Miyagi
Yutomori Club
A natural onsen beside a mountain stream, fed straight from the source, and an authentic sauna
Gifu
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Gero Honkan
A premium retreat for adults with the skin-beautifying waters of one of Japan’s three most celebrated onsen and open-air baths with superb views
Ishikawa
Matsusaki
A long-established onsen ryokan with open-air baths overlooking the Hakusan range and its signature alternating bathing
Kanagawa
Tenseien
A superb onsen inn with Hakone views and natural onsen water fed straight from the source
Yamagata
Miyamaso Takamiya
A long-established Zao inn with natural onsen water fed straight from the source and nine baths of different character
Hokkaido
Livemax Resort Hakodate Shikabe Onsen
An onsen resort in Shikabe, embraced by nature, overlooking Mount Komagatake and Uchiura Bay
Iwate
Livemax Resort Hachimantai Forest
An onsen inn cradled by the forests of Hachimantai, full of birdsong and the scent of sulfur
Tochigi
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Kinugawa Kanko Hotel
An onsen hotel where a variety of baths in harmony with the Kinugawa gorge invite you to make your way around them
Ishikawa
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Yamanaka Grand Hotel
An onsen inn where you savor the waters Matsuo Basho praised, in open-air baths embraced by deep green mountains
Kumamoto
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Amakusa Hotel Kameya
Open-air baths facing the sunset over Amakusa Fuji and the sea, with a natural sodium chloride spring
Shizuoka
Atami Fuga
Skin-beautifying natural onsen and in-room barrel saunas at a grown-up hilltop hideaway overlooking Sagami Bay
Hokkaido
Higashikawa Asahidake Onsen Hotel Bear Monte
A hotel at the foot of the mountain, 1,100 m (3,610 ft) up, wrapped in natural mountain onsen and the wilds of Daisetsuzan
Yamagata
JURIN
A highland resort of strongly acidic Zao onsen water and a wood-fire lounge
Yamagata
Takamiya Rurikura Resort
A highland resort of natural onsen fed straight from the source and Kenzo Tange architecture
Yamagata
BED’n ONSEN HAMMOND
A casual Zao stay with natural onsen water fed straight from the source and an open-air bath with a sauna
Yamagata
Mikiya Sansorai
An inn of seasonal gardens and natural onsen water fed straight from the source, facing the Zao mountain range
Gifu
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Enakyo
Blissful rest with sweeping views of Enakyo and saunas full of heat from automatic löyly
Miyagi
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Sendai Sakunami
A natural rock bath cradled by the murmur of the Hirose River, and a ceramic urn cold plunge fed with a constant flow of groundwater
Gifu
TAOYA Gero
An onsen resort with a sauna overlooking the mountains and Gero’s celebrated waters
Kumamoto
Aso Health Volcano Onsen / Great Nature Aso Health Forest
A superb Aso spa resort with natural onsen fed straight from the source and 15 types of bathing experiences
Nagasaki
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Nagasaki Hotel Seifu
An onsen hotel where a panoramic open-air bath and sauna overlook Nagasaki’s stunning scenery and one of the New Three Great Night Views of the World
Tochigi
Fourtreat+ Nasu Kogen
A Nasu Kogen hideaway with the milky natural onsen of Shika-no-Yu, fed straight from the source
Toyama
Amaharashi Onsen Isohanabi
An onsen inn prized for its panoramic open-air bath, with views sweeping from the Noto Peninsula to the Tateyama mountain range
Fukushima
Kyukamura Urabandai
Natural Hot Spring ・ Sauna Available
Amihari Onsen
Kyukamura Iwate Amihari Onsen
Natural Hot Spring ・ Free-flow from source
Nagano
Kyukamura Norikura Kogen
Natural Hot Spring
Kumamoto
Kyukamura Minami-Aso
Natural Hot Spring ・ Sauna Available
Ehime
Kyukamura Setouchi Toyo
Natural Hot Spring ・ Sauna Available
Shiga
Kyukamura Omihachiman
Natural Hot Spring ・ Sauna Available
Niigata
Kyukamura Myoko
Natural Hot Spring ・ Sauna Available