Onsen in Niigata
8 hot springs, 0 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 0 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Narrow it down
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.
- Taka-no-yuVisited3.6
- Naste View YunoyamaVisited3.0
- Iwa-no-yuVisited2.3
- Bijin-no-izumiVisited2.3
- Yama-no-yuVisited2.1
- Komako-no-yuVisited1.8
- Egami Onsen YokujoVisited1.8
- Sakaburo Yunosawa (Ponshukan, Echigo-Yuzawa Station)Visited1.3
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Sakaburo Yunosawa (Ponshukan, Echigo-Yuzawa Station)Visited3.6
- Egami Onsen YokujoVisited3.3
- Naste View YunoyamaVisited3.1
- Komako-no-yuVisited2.9
- Taka-no-yuVisited2.6
- Yama-no-yuVisited2.3
- Iwa-no-yuVisited2.3
- Bijin-no-izumiVisited2.3
Best for a whole day
Somewhere you can stay put from morning to night.
- Naste View YunoyamaVisited3.7
- Sakaburo Yunosawa (Ponshukan, Echigo-Yuzawa Station)Visited2.9
- Taka-no-yuVisited2.9
- Komako-no-yuVisited2.8
- Egami Onsen YokujoVisited2.4
- Iwa-no-yuVisited2.4
- Bijin-no-izumiVisited2.4
- Yama-no-yuVisited1.9
Every onsen we have checked in Niigata
Sakaburo Yunosawa (Ponshukan, Echigo-Yuzawa Station)
Yama-no-yu
Komako-no-yu
Egami Onsen Yokujo
Iwa-no-yu
Bijin-no-izumi
Taka-no-yu
Naste View Yunoyama
Planning a trip to Niigata
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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.
