Onsen in Wakayama
16 hot springs, 1 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 3 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Wakayama
Narrow it down
Tattoos are fine here
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE HOTEL SEAMORE
Hotel Urashima
Ryokan Adumaya
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.
- Saki-no-YuVisited4.8
- Hotel UrashimaVisited4.7
- Kumano Bettei NakanoshimaVisited4.7
- Hamachidori no Yu KaishuVisited4.2
- Kawayu Onsen Sennin-buroVisited4.2
- SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE HOTEL SEAMOREVisited4.0
- Shirasuna Open-Air BathVisited3.9
- Kawayu Onsen FujiyaVisited3.8
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Kumano Bettei NakanoshimaVisited4.7
- TsuboyuVisited4.3
- Yunomine Onsen Public BathhouseVisited4.3
- Ryokan AdumayaVisited4.3
- Saki-no-YuVisited4.2
- Hamachidori no Yu KaishuVisited4.2
- Hotel UrashimaVisited4.0
- Kawayu Onsen Sennin-buroVisited3.9
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE HOTEL SEAMOREVisited4.1
- Hamachidori no Yu KaishuVisited3.9
- Hotel UrashimaVisited3.7
- Kumano Bettei NakanoshimaVisited3.6
- Toretore no YuVisited3.6
- Muro-no-YuVisited3.1
- Shirara-YuVisited3.1
- Ryokan AdumayaVisited3.1
Every onsen we have checked in Wakayama
Saki-no-Yu
Muro-no-Yu
Shirara-Yu
Matsu-no-Yu
Shirasuna Open-Air Bath
Toretore no Yu
SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE HOTEL SEAMORE
Hamachidori no Yu Kaishu
Hotel Urashima
Kumano Bettei Nakanoshima
Tsuboyu
Yunomine Onsen Public Bathhouse
Ryokan Adumaya
Kawayu Onsen Sennin-buro
Kawayu Onsen Public Bathhouse
Kawayu Onsen Fujiya
Planning a trip to Wakayama
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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.
