JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
Japan's Finest Onsen & Sauna
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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.
May 23–24, 2026 ／ 1 night, 2 days
Whenever I have plans to meet someone far away, it means one thing to me: a hot spring and sauna trip. After all, the actual meeting only takes a few hours, leaving the rest of the time completely free. That is why the meeting itself is never the main event — the hot spring and sauna journey is always the star, and the appointment is merely a side note. That is simply how I see it. This time, I invite you to join me on a journey through the finest hot springs in Hyogo Prefecture.
Every stop on this itinerary was visited in person by the Editor-in-Chief.
Read it in the order we travelled.
