Chubu
14 onsen areas
Niigata
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Toyama
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Ishikawa
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Wakura Onsen
Sea-side onsen on the Noto Peninsula coast (Ishikawa) with 1200 years of history. Strong sodium chloride springs feeding luxury ryokan, including the famed Kagaya inn.
Kaga Onsen-go
Group of four historic spa towns in southern Ishikawa: Yamashiro, Yamanaka, Awazu, and Katayamazu. Each has its own character but shares the Kaga lacquerware tradition.
Nagano
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Nozawa Onsen
Snow-country ski resort village with 13 free public bathhouses (sotoyu) maintained by the residents themselves.
Hakuba-Happō Onsen
Ski-resort onsen at the base of the Hakuba Happō-One slopes, in the Northern Japanese Alps.
Yudanaka–Shibu Onsen-kyo
Nine-area onsen group along the Yokoyu River. Shibu's nine outer baths, Edo-period townscape, and proximity to the snow monkeys of Jigokudani are the draws.
Gifu
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Gero Onsen
One of Japan's three great onsen (Sanmeisen). Alkaline springs along the Hida River, with a free outdoor bath in the riverbed.
Okuhida Onsen-go
Five mountain hamlets (Hirayu, Fukuji, Shin-Hirayu, Tochio, Shin-Hotaka) in the northern Japanese Alps. Famous for outdoor baths with views of the Hotaka range.
Shizuoka
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Shuzenji Onsen
1200-year-old onsen at the head of the Katsura River in central Izu. Bamboo grove, red bridges, the historic Shuzenji temple complex.
Shimoda Onsen
Port town at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula, famous as the site of Commodore Perry's 1854 landing. Sulfate springs and Pacific-coast ryokan with views of the Izu islands.
Itō Onsen
Coastal Izu resort with a long Edo-period bathing history. Famous for the wooden Tokaikan inn, sodium chloride springs, and fresh sashimi at the morning market.
Atami Onsen
Seaside city on the Izu Peninsula, an hour from Tokyo by Shinkansen. Coastal sodium chloride springs; fireworks over Sagami Bay in summer.
