Onsen in Shimane
13 hot springs, 0 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 4 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Shimane
Narrow it down
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Yakushiyu (Yunotsu Onsen)
Tamatsukuri Kokusai Hotel
Sagi-no-yu-so
Kokumin-shukusha Sanbe-so
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.
- Kokumin-shukusha Sanbe-soVisited4.2
- Shitsuni-no-yu (Izumo Yumura Onsen public bath)Visited3.8
- Tamatsukuri Kokusai HotelVisited3.5
- Hikawa Bijin-no-YuVisited3.3
- ChorakuenVisited3.2
- Sagi-no-yu-soVisited3.2
- Chihara Onsen (Chihara Yudani Tojiba)Visited3.0
- Yakushiyu (Yunotsu Onsen)Visited2.8
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Chihara Onsen (Chihara Yudani Tojiba)Visited4.7
- Kokumin-shukusha Sanbe-soVisited4.6
- Shitsuni-no-yu (Izumo Yumura Onsen public bath)Visited4.3
- Yakushiyu (Yunotsu Onsen)Visited4.2
- Senyakuto - Yunotsu Onsen MotoyuVisited4.0
- Gozenyu (Arifuku Onsen public bath)Visited3.9
- Yayoiyu (Arifuku Onsen public bath)Visited3.8
- Satsukiyu (Arifuku Onsen public bath)Visited3.8
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Tamatsukuri Onsen Yu-YuVisited4.1
- Yakushiyu (Yunotsu Onsen)Visited3.7
- Tamatsukuri Kokusai HotelVisited3.7
- ChorakuenVisited3.7
- Sagi-no-yu-soVisited3.4
- Hikawa Bijin-no-YuVisited3.1
- Kokumin-shukusha Sanbe-soVisited2.9
- Gozenyu (Arifuku Onsen public bath)Visited2.6
Every onsen we have checked in Shimane
Senyakuto - Yunotsu Onsen Motoyu
Yakushiyu (Yunotsu Onsen)
Tamatsukuri Onsen Yu-Yu
Tamatsukuri Kokusai Hotel
Chorakuen
Gozenyu (Arifuku Onsen public bath)
Yayoiyu (Arifuku Onsen public bath)
Satsukiyu (Arifuku Onsen public bath)
Chihara Onsen (Chihara Yudani Tojiba)
Sagi-no-yu-so
Kokumin-shukusha Sanbe-so
Shitsuni-no-yu (Izumo Yumura Onsen public bath)
Hikawa Bijin-no-Yu
Planning a trip to Shimane
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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.
