Onsen in Ishikawa
10 hot springs, 0 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 1 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Ishikawa
Narrow it down
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.
- Katayamazu Onsen SoyuVisited3.4
- NotorakuVisited2.8
- Wakura Onsen SoyuVisited2.7
- Shiramine Onsen SoyuVisited2.7
- Yuwaku Onsen Soyu Shirasagi-no-yuVisited2.4
- Nishi-Inter Terume KanazawaVisited2.1
- Yamashiro Onsen SoyuVisited2.0
- Yamashiro Onsen KosoyuVisited2.0
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Shiramine Onsen SoyuVisited4.2
- NotorakuVisited3.8
- Yuwaku Onsen Soyu Shirasagi-no-yuVisited3.7
- Wakura Onsen SoyuVisited3.6
- Yamashiro Onsen SoyuVisited3.5
- Katayamazu Onsen SoyuVisited3.4
- Yamashiro Onsen KosoyuVisited3.3
- Kiku-no-yuVisited3.2
Every onsen we have checked in Ishikawa
Wakura Onsen Soyu
Kagaya
Notoraku
Yamashiro Onsen Soyu
Yamashiro Onsen Kosoyu
Kiku-no-yu
Katayamazu Onsen Soyu
Yuwaku Onsen Soyu Shirasagi-no-yu
Nishi-Inter Terume Kanazawa
Shiramine Onsen Soyu
Planning a trip to Ishikawa
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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.
