Onsen in Osaka
14 hot springs, 3 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.
- Ushitaki Onsen ShikimatsuriVisited3.4
- Amami Onsen Nanten-enVisited3.3
- Nobeha no Yu HabikinoVisited3.2
- Kamigata Onsen IkkyuVisited2.8
- Spa SuminoeVisited2.7
- Genki Onsen Banpaku OyubaVisited2.6
- Solaniwa Onsen OSAKA BAY TOWERVisited2.4
- Gokurakuyu IbarakiVisited2.2
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Nobeha no Yu HabikinoVisited3.8
- Amami Onsen Nanten-enVisited3.7
- Ushitaki Onsen ShikimatsuriVisited3.6
- Genki Onsen Banpaku OyubaVisited3.4
- Kamigata Onsen IkkyuVisited3.3
- Naniwa no Yu Natural Hot SpringVisited3.0
- Solaniwa Onsen OSAKA BAY TOWERVisited2.9
- Spa SuminoeVisited2.8
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Solaniwa Onsen OSAKA BAY TOWERVisited5.0
- Nobeha no Yu TsuruhashiVisited4.9
- Togenkyo Taihei no Yu NambaVisited4.7
- Spa WorldVisited4.4
- Spa SuminoeVisited4.4
- Amami Onsen Nanten-enVisited4.4
- Genki Onsen Banpaku OyubaVisited4.4
- Naniwa no Yu Natural Hot SpringVisited4.1
Every onsen we have checked in Osaka
Spa World
Solaniwa Onsen OSAKA BAY TOWER
Naniwa no Yu Natural Hot Spring
Spa Suminoe
Nobeha no Yu Tsuruhashi
Nobeha no Yu Habikino
Togenkyo Taihei no Yu Namba
Gokurakuyu Ibaraki
Niji no Yu Nishikinohama
Hinata no Yu Shin-Osaka
Kamigata Onsen Ikkyu
Amami Onsen Nanten-en
Genki Onsen Banpaku Oyuba
Ushitaki Onsen Shikimatsuri
Planning a trip to Osaka
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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.
Why not the train: the last leg to an onsen is usually a local bus with nowhere to put a suitcase. A fixed-price car is booked in English and quoted before you travel, tolls and fuel included.
