Tohoku
10 onsen areas
Aomori
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Iwate
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Miyagi
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Akiu Onsen
Sendai's century-old onsen valley along the Natori River — 'one of Japan's three Imperial Springs' (御湯) and known for its 60m Akiu Otaki waterfall.
Naruko Onsen-kyo
Five-area onsen group in the Naruko Gorge of Miyagi, famed for a wide range of spring chemistries within a few kilometers and for Naruko kokeshi dolls.
Akita
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Tamagawa Onsen
Akita mountain onsen with the most acidic natural spring in Japan (pH 1.05) and the highest single-source discharge. Famous for the Hokutolite radon stones.
Nyūtō Onsen-kyo
Cluster of seven beech-forest hot springs around Mount Nyūtō in Akita. Tsurunoyu's milky open-air bath is its most photographed feature.
Yamagata
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Fukushima
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Higashiyama Onsen
Aizu-Wakamatsu's traditional onsen quarter, founded in the 8th century. Ryokan packed along the Yukawa river gorge below Tsurugajo castle.
Iizaka Onsen
Historic Fukushima onsen town with nine free public bathhouses along the Surikami River — one of Tōhoku's three great hot springs (Ōshū sanmeisen).