Onsen in Ibaraki
13 hot springs, 1 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 2 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Narrow it down
Tattoos are fine here
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 for the view
What you can see from the water.
- Izura Kanko Hotel Bekkan TaikansoVisited4.0
- Fukuroda Onsen Omoide RomankanVisited3.9
- Yasato Onsen YurinosatoVisited3.8
- Tatsuchan no YuVisited3.7
- Yamagata Sukoyaka Land Santa no YuVisited3.7
- Ajigaura Onsen NozomiVisited3.7
- Shiosai no YuVisited3.6
- Daigo Onsen Morino IdeyuVisited3.4
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Tsukubasan Onsen Tsukuba no YuVisited3.3
- Oarai Yukkura KenkokanVisited3.3
- Fukuroda Onsen Omoide RomankanVisited3.3
- Urara no Yu JuoVisited3.0
- Daigo Onsen Morino IdeyuVisited3.0
- Ajigaura Onsen NozomiVisited3.0
- Izura Kanko Hotel Bekkan TaikansoVisited2.9
- Gorokou no Yu SakaiVisited2.8
Best for a whole day
Somewhere you can stay put from morning to night.
- Gorokou no Yu SakaiVisited3.5
- Tsukubasan Onsen Tsukuba no YuVisited3.4
- Oarai Yukkura KenkokanVisited3.4
- Fukuroda Onsen Omoide RomankanVisited3.4
- Izura Kanko Hotel Bekkan TaikansoVisited3.3
- Urara no Yu JuoVisited3.0
- Daigo Onsen Morino IdeyuVisited3.0
- Ajigaura Onsen NozomiVisited3.0
Every onsen we have checked in Ibaraki
Tsukubasan Onsen Tsukuba no Yu
Shiosai no Yu
Oarai Yukkura Kenkokan
Yasato Onsen Yurinosato
Urara no Yu Juo
Izura Kanko Hotel Bekkan Taikanso
Gorokou no Yu Sakai
Daigo Onsen Morino Ideyu
Tatsuchan no Yu
Yamagata Sukoyaka Land Santa no Yu
Nakago Onsen Toryanse
Ajigaura Onsen Nozomi
Fukuroda Onsen Omoide Romankan
Planning a trip to Ibaraki
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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.
