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.
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SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE HOTEL SEAMORE
SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE ホテルシーモア
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
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Hotel Urashima
ホテル浦島
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
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Ryokan Adumaya
旅館あづまや
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
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.
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
Every onsen we have checked in Wakayama
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Saki-no-Yu
崎の湯
Tattoos OK (day visit)
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Muro-no-Yu
牟婁の湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Shirara-Yu
白良湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Matsu-no-Yu
松乃湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Shirasuna Open-Air Bath
露天風呂 しらすな
Policy not published (day visit)
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Toretore no Yu
とれとれの湯
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)
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SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE HOTEL SEAMORE
SHIRAHAMA KEY TERRACE ホテルシーモア
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
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Hamachidori no Yu Kaishu
浜千鳥の湯 海舟
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath
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Hotel Urashima
ホテル浦島
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
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Kumano Bettei Nakanoshima
碧き島の宿 熊野別邸 中の島
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath
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Tsuboyu
つぼ湯
Policy not published (day visit)Private bath
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Yunomine Onsen Public Bathhouse
湯の峰温泉公衆浴場
Policy not published (day visit)Private bath
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Ryokan Adumaya
旅館あづまや
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
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Kawayu Onsen Sennin-buro
川湯温泉 仙人風呂
Policy not published (day visit)
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Kawayu Onsen Public Bathhouse
川湯温泉公衆浴場
Policy not published (day visit)
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Kawayu Onsen Fujiya
川湯温泉 冨士屋
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath