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List of hot springs in Japan

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This is a dynamic list of geothermal hot springs (onsen) as geological phenomena in Japan. This list is not for listing commercial establishments such as spa hotels, onsen ryokan, healing centers or other commercial establishments. Japan has many geothermal spring systems as it is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire volcanic area. More than 27,000 hot spring sources exist in Japan, together they discharge over 2.6 million liters of water every minute. These springs have played, and continue to play, an important role in Japanese culture throughout history. In Shinto, Sukunabikona is the kami of the hot springs. As the deity of hot springs Sukunabikona and Ōkuninushi went to the Dōgo hot springs. There Ōkuninushi put Sukunabikona in the hot spring water to heal him of an ailment. Upon awakening, Sukunabikona danced atop a stone. It is said that his footprints left impressions on the rock, known as Tamanoishi, which still exists at Dogo Onsen north of the main building.

Akita Prefecture

Akinomiya Hot Springs Nyūtō Onsen Ōfuka Onsen Takanoyu Onsen also known as Falcon's Hot Spring Tamagawa Hot Spring is tied (with Higashi Onsen in Kagoshima) for the highest acid content of all hot springs in Japan, at a PH value of 1.2. Tsurunoyu Onsen

Aomori Prefecture Asamushi Onsen Furofushi Onsen Kappa-no-you Hot Spring Oku-yagen Hot Spring Sukayu Onsen Yagen Onsen

Ehime Prefecture Dōgo Onsen was mentioned in the oldest collection of Japanese poetry, the Man’yo Wakashu.

Fukui Prefecture Awara Onsen, Awara

Fukushima Prefecture Dake Onsen, Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Iizaka Onsen Iwaki Yumoto Onsen Sabakoyu Onsen Takayu Onsen Tsuchiyu Onsen

Gifu Prefecture Gero Onsen, Gero, Gifu, Hida River Hirayu Onsen, Takayama Nagaragawa Onsen

Gunma Prefecture

Akagi, Gunma Ikaho Onsen, Ikaho, a.k.a. Ikaho Onsen, Kogane-no-Yu (The Golden Waters), Kodakara-no-Yu (Child Waters) Kusatsu Onsen Sawatari Hot Springs Rosoku Onsen has the highest radium content in all of Japan., also known as Yunoshima Radium Kosen Hoyojo (Rosoku Onsen) (有限会社湯之島ラジウム鉱泉保養所) Shima Onsen Takaragawa Onsen

Hokkaido Prefecture Hokkaido Prefecture has the third most hot springs with 2,304 registered. The hot springs in the prefecture have the second highest discharge rate of water at 260 kiloliters per minute.

Asahidake Onsen Futamata Jōzankei Onsen Kamuiwakka Falls Noboribetsu Jigokudani, or Hell Valley, the main source of the Noboribetsu onsen Onneyu Onsen Onnetō Hot Falls Sōunkyo Onsen Tenninkyo Onsen Tōyako, Hokkaidō, Shikotsu-Toya National Park Yunokawa Onsen

Hyōgo Prefecture

Arima Onsen, Kobe, was mentioned in the Nihon Shoki, the second oldest account of the history of Japan (after the history presented in Kojiki) Kinosaki, Hyōgo Takarazuka, Hyōgo Yumura Onsen, (Shin'onsen, Hyōgo) Yumura Onsen has the hottest water in Japan with a temperature of 208.4 degrees Fahrenheit (98 degrees Celsius).

Ishikawa Prefecture Awazu Onsen, Komatsu, Ishikawa Katayamazu Onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa Wakura Onsen, Nanao Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga Yuwaku Onsen

Iwate Prefecture Geto Onsen Hanamaki, Iwate Kindaichi Onsen

Kagawa Prefecture Naoshima

Kanagawa Prefecture Hakone, Kanagawa, near Tokyo. See also Ōwakudani Iiyama Onsen and one other hot spring (Tokigawa Onsen in Saitama Prefecture) are tied for the highest alkalinity in all of Japan. Miyanoshita Onsen Tsurumaki Onsen Tsurumaki Onsen has the highest calcium content in its waters of all the hot springs in Japan. Yugawara

Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima prefecture has the second most hot springs in Japan, with 2,824 registered. The hot springs systems in Kagoshima have the third highest discharge rate at 201 kiloliters per minute.

Higashi Onsen and one other hot spring (Tamagawa Onsen in Akita) have the highest acidity content in its water at a PH value of 1.2, of all the hot springs in Japan. Ibusuki Onsen Kirishima

Kyoto Prefecture Funaoka Onsen, Kyoto

Kumamoto Prefecture

Aso, Kumamoto, Mount Aso Kurokawa Onsen, Aso Nuruyu Onsen

Mie Prefecture Yunoyama Onsen

Miyagi Prefecture Naruko Sakan Onsen Sakunami Onsen

Nagano Prefecture

Asama Onsen Honzawa Onsen has the highest elevation for an open-air onsen, at 2,150 meters. Jigokudani Kakeyu Onsen Nozawaonsen Shibu Suwa Yudanaka Onsen

Nagasaki Prefecture

Obama Onsen supposedly the hottest Japanese hot spring (105 °C or 221 °F) Shimabara, Nagasaki Unzen Onsen

Niigata Prefecture Iwamuro, Niigata Senami Onsen Tsubame Onsen Tsukioka Onsen, Niigata Yuzawa, Niigata

Okayama Prefecture Yubara Onsen, Okayama Prefecture at the foot of Yubara dam Yunogo Onsen, Okayama Prefecture

Ōita Prefecture

Oita is the prefecture with the most geothermal spring sources in Japan, 4,788 are registered. The prefecture also has the highest discharge rate of 296 kiloliters per minute

Beppu Onsen, Hells of Beppu, Beppu, Ōita Prefecture Hyotan Onsen Kankaiji Onsen Myoban Yunosato Onsen Nagayu Onsen has the highest level of carbon dioxide of any hot spring in the world. Takegawara Onsen Yufuin, Ōita Prefecture

Saga Prefecture Tara, Saga

Saitama Prefecture Tokigawa Onsen and one other hot spring (Iiyama Onsen in Kanagawa Prefecture) are tied for first place for the highest alkalinity in the water.

Shimane Prefecture Tamatsukuri Onsen is mentioned in the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki (Chronicle of the Land of Izumo) from the year, 733.

Shizuoka Prefecture

Atami Onsen, Atami Hokkawa Onsen Itō, Shizuoka Kanzanji Onsen Minami-Alps Akaishi Onsen Shirakaba-so Mine Onsen, Daifunto Park Kawazu town. (Dai funto park) Kawazu, Shizuoka [1] Shuzenji Onsen Sumatakyō Onsen

Tochigi Prefecture Kinugawa Onsen, Tochigi Shiobara Onsen

Tottori Prefecture Hawai Onsen Kaike Onsen, Yonago, Tottori Misasa Onsen, Misasa Tōgō Onsen

Toyama Prefecture Mikuriga-ike Onsen has the highest elevation of all hot springs in Japan, with an elevation of 2,400 meters. Unazuki Onsen, Kurobe

Wakayama Prefecture

Kawayu Onsen, Tanabe, Wakayama Nanki-Katsuura Onsen, Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Nanki-Shirahama Onsen, Shirahama Ryujin Onsen, Tanabe, Wakayama Tsubaki Onsen Yunomine Onsen, Tanabe, Wakayama, site of the UNESCO World Heritage Tsuboyu bath

Yamagata Prefecture Akayu, Yamagata Ginzan Onsen, Obanazawa Zaō Onsen

Yamanashi Prefecture Shimobe Onsen

Other locations Kaniyu Onsen Okukinu hot springs group Sashiusudake [Baransky] hot springs - in disputed territory between Japan & Russia

See also List of hot springs in the United States List of hot springs in the world Sentō Onsen

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