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
Narrow it down
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Tsurunoyu Onsen
Taenoyu
Ganiba Onsen
Magoroku Onsen
Kuroyu Onsen
Kyukamura Nyuto Onsenkyo
Tamagawa Onsen
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 for the view
What you can see from the water.
- TaenoyuVisited4.4
- Ganiba OnsenVisited4.4
- Tsurunoyu OnsenVisited4.3
- Kuroyu OnsenVisited4.3
- Magoroku OnsenVisited4.2
- Kyukamura Nyuto OnsenkyoVisited4.1
- Ookama OnsenVisited3.9
- Tamagawa OnsenVisited3.3
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Tsurunoyu OnsenVisited4.7
- TaenoyuVisited4.7
- Kuroyu OnsenVisited4.7
- Tamagawa OnsenVisited4.7
- Ganiba OnsenVisited4.4
- Ookama OnsenVisited4.4
- Kyukamura Nyuto OnsenkyoVisited4.4
- Magoroku OnsenVisited4.3
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Kyukamura Nyuto OnsenkyoVisited3.9
- TaenoyuVisited3.4
- Tamagawa OnsenVisited2.9
- Ganiba OnsenVisited2.6
- Ookama OnsenVisited2.6
- Kuroyu OnsenVisited2.2
- Tsurunoyu OnsenVisited2.0
- Magoroku OnsenVisited1.6
Every onsen we have checked in Akita
Tsurunoyu Onsen
Taenoyu
Ganiba Onsen
Magoroku Onsen
Kuroyu Onsen
Ookama Onsen
Kyukamura Nyuto Onsenkyo
Tamagawa Onsen
Planning a trip to Akita
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About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.
