OnsenQuest

Prefectures

Onsen in Akita

8 hot springs, 0 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 7 where you can bathe without staying the night.

Onsen towns in Akita

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Ryokan you can visit just for the bath

No overnight stay required.

Ranked by what you are after

We score every onsen the same way — the view from the water, the water itself, comfort, how far it sits from a town, and how easy it is to reach — then weight those differently depending on what you want.

Best water

For people who care what is actually in the bath.

  1. Tsurunoyu Onsen4.7
  2. Taenoyu4.7
  3. Kuroyu Onsen4.7
  4. Tamagawa Onsen4.7
  5. Ganiba Onsen4.4
  6. Ookama Onsen4.4
  7. Kyukamura Nyuto Onsenkyo4.4
  8. Magoroku Onsen4.3

Easiest to reach

Get there and back without renting a car.

  1. Kyukamura Nyuto Onsenkyo3.9
  2. Taenoyu3.4
  3. Tamagawa Onsen2.9
  4. Ganiba Onsen2.6
  5. Ookama Onsen2.6
  6. Kuroyu Onsen2.2
  7. Tsurunoyu Onsen2.0
  8. Magoroku Onsen1.6

Every onsen we have checked in Akita