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A featured onsen town for each prefecture, together with its annual Wikipedia view count and the number of onsen areas and hot spring sources per the Ministry of the Environment's official statistics.

One featured onsen town per prefecture, with annual Wikipedia views (47 prefectures)

Prefecture	Region	Featured Onsen Town	Onsen Areas	Hot Spring Sources	Annual Views
Gunma	Kanto	Kusatsu Onsen	98	459	78,592/yr
Hyogo	Kinki	Arima Onsen	78	443	73,619/yr
Aomori	Tohoku	Sukayu Onsen	120	1,089	46,295/yr
Ehime	Shikoku	Dogo Onsen	37	192	43,546/yr
Gifu	Chubu	Gero Onsen	55	506	42,197/yr
Oita	Kyushu & Okinawa	Beppu Onsen	63	5,094	35,042/yr
Akita	Tohoku	Tamagawa Onsen	104	616	34,997/yr
Yamanashi	Chubu	Isawa Onsen	29	304	27,960/yr
Shimane	Chugoku	Tamatsukuri Onsen	41	267	27,298/yr
Kumamoto	Kyushu & Okinawa	Kurokawa Onsen	55	1,339	26,578/yr
Tottori	Chugoku	Misasa Onsen	15	363	26,558/yr
Toyama	Chubu	Unazuki Onsen	61	169	25,870/yr
Fukushima	Tohoku	Iizaka Onsen	122	799	25,096/yr
Kanagawa	Kanto	Hakone-Yumoto Onsen	36	602	22,598/yr
Fukui	Chubu	Awara Onsen	38	158	21,027/yr
Hokkaido	Hokkaido	Noboribetsu Onsen	226	2,249	20,720/yr
Miyagi	Tohoku	Naruko Onsen	39	740	18,941/yr
Saga	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ureshino Onsen	21	187	17,775/yr
Nara	Kinki	Dorogawa Onsen	34	77	17,719/yr
Yamagata	Tohoku	Zao Onsen	67	412	17,062/yr
Shizuoka	Chubu	Atami Onsen	118	2,185	16,974/yr
Ishikawa	Chubu	Yamashiro Onsen	48	330	16,694/yr
Yamaguchi	Chugoku	Yuda Onsen	40	404	15,091/yr
Osaka	Kinki	Minoh Onsen	17	173	12,043/yr
Okayama	Chugoku	Yubara Onsen	32	221	10,837/yr
Kagoshima	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ibusuki Onsen	87	2,735	10,406/yr
Nagasaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Unzen Onsen	37	203	9,782/yr
Nagano	Chubu	Shibu Onsen	193	955	9,349/yr
Niigata	Chubu	Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen	135	536	9,162/yr
Iwate	Tohoku	Hanamaki Onsen	81	393	8,961/yr
Tochigi	Kanto	Nasu Onsen Villages	66	633	8,417/yr
Fukuoka	Kyushu & Okinawa	Harazuru Onsen	46	422	7,744/yr
Hiroshima	Chugoku	Yuki Onsen	56	374	6,373/yr
Kagawa	Shikoku	Konpira Onsen Village	28	200	3,214/yr
Kyoto	Kinki	Kurama Onsen	37	146	2,212/yr
Saitama	Kanto	Chichibu Onsen Villages	31	117	2,022/yr
Ibaraki	Kanto	Okukuji Onsen Villages	39	157	1,820/yr
Miyazaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ebino Kogen Onsen	29	199	893/yr
Chiba	Kanto	Minami-Boso Onsen Villages	95	144	848/yr
Mie	Kinki	Yunoyama Onsen	74	214	835/yr
Wakayama	Kinki	Shirahama Onsen	50	506	811/yr
Shiga	Kinki	Katata Onsen	27	86	—
Kochi	Shikoku	Yusuhara Onsen	37	96	—
Okinawa	Kyushu & Okinawa	Yuinchi Nanjo Onsen	15	22	—
Aichi	Chubu	Sanage Onsen	35	133	—
Tokushima	Shikoku	Minami-Awa Onsen	25	82	—
Tokyo	Kanto	Okutama Onsen	22	168	—
Hokkaido	Hokkaido	Noboribetsu Onsen	226	2,249	20,720/yr
Nagano	Chubu	Shibu Onsen	193	955	9,349/yr
Niigata	Chubu	Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen	135	536	9,162/yr
Fukushima	Tohoku	Iizaka Onsen	122	799	25,096/yr
Aomori	Tohoku	Sukayu Onsen	120	1,089	46,295/yr
Shizuoka	Chubu	Atami Onsen	118	2,185	16,974/yr
Akita	Tohoku	Tamagawa Onsen	104	616	34,997/yr
Gunma	Kanto	Kusatsu Onsen	98	459	78,592/yr
Chiba	Kanto	Minami-Boso Onsen Villages	95	144	848/yr
Kagoshima	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ibusuki Onsen	87	2,735	10,406/yr
Iwate	Tohoku	Hanamaki Onsen	81	393	8,961/yr
Hyogo	Kinki	Arima Onsen	78	443	73,619/yr
Mie	Kinki	Yunoyama Onsen	74	214	835/yr
Yamagata	Tohoku	Zao Onsen	67	412	17,062/yr
Tochigi	Kanto	Nasu Onsen Villages	66	633	8,417/yr
Oita	Kyushu & Okinawa	Beppu Onsen	63	5,094	35,042/yr
Toyama	Chubu	Unazuki Onsen	61	169	25,870/yr
Hiroshima	Chugoku	Yuki Onsen	56	374	6,373/yr
Kumamoto	Kyushu & Okinawa	Kurokawa Onsen	55	1,339	26,578/yr
Gifu	Chubu	Gero Onsen	55	506	42,197/yr
Wakayama	Kinki	Shirahama Onsen	50	506	811/yr
Ishikawa	Chubu	Yamashiro Onsen	48	330	16,694/yr
Fukuoka	Kyushu & Okinawa	Harazuru Onsen	46	422	7,744/yr
Shimane	Chugoku	Tamatsukuri Onsen	41	267	27,298/yr
Yamaguchi	Chugoku	Yuda Onsen	40	404	15,091/yr
Ibaraki	Kanto	Okukuji Onsen Villages	39	157	1,820/yr
Miyagi	Tohoku	Naruko Onsen	39	740	18,941/yr
Fukui	Chubu	Awara Onsen	38	158	21,027/yr
Kyoto	Kinki	Kurama Onsen	37	146	2,212/yr
Kochi	Shikoku	Yusuhara Onsen	37	96	—
Nagasaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Unzen Onsen	37	203	9,782/yr
Ehime	Shikoku	Dogo Onsen	37	192	43,546/yr
Kanagawa	Kanto	Hakone-Yumoto Onsen	36	602	22,598/yr
Aichi	Chubu	Sanage Onsen	35	133	—
Nara	Kinki	Dorogawa Onsen	34	77	17,719/yr
Okayama	Chugoku	Yubara Onsen	32	221	10,837/yr
Saitama	Kanto	Chichibu Onsen Villages	31	117	2,022/yr
Miyazaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ebino Kogen Onsen	29	199	893/yr
Yamanashi	Chubu	Isawa Onsen	29	304	27,960/yr
Kagawa	Shikoku	Konpira Onsen Village	28	200	3,214/yr
Shiga	Kinki	Katata Onsen	27	86	—
Tokushima	Shikoku	Minami-Awa Onsen	25	82	—
Tokyo	Kanto	Okutama Onsen	22	168	—
Saga	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ureshino Onsen	21	187	17,775/yr
Osaka	Kinki	Minoh Onsen	17	173	12,043/yr
Okinawa	Kyushu & Okinawa	Yuinchi Nanjo Onsen	15	22	—
Tottori	Chugoku	Misasa Onsen	15	363	26,558/yr
Oita	Kyushu & Okinawa	Beppu Onsen	63	5,094	35,042/yr
Kagoshima	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ibusuki Onsen	87	2,735	10,406/yr
Hokkaido	Hokkaido	Noboribetsu Onsen	226	2,249	20,720/yr
Shizuoka	Chubu	Atami Onsen	118	2,185	16,974/yr
Kumamoto	Kyushu & Okinawa	Kurokawa Onsen	55	1,339	26,578/yr
Aomori	Tohoku	Sukayu Onsen	120	1,089	46,295/yr
Nagano	Chubu	Shibu Onsen	193	955	9,349/yr
Fukushima	Tohoku	Iizaka Onsen	122	799	25,096/yr
Miyagi	Tohoku	Naruko Onsen	39	740	18,941/yr
Tochigi	Kanto	Nasu Onsen Villages	66	633	8,417/yr
Akita	Tohoku	Tamagawa Onsen	104	616	34,997/yr
Kanagawa	Kanto	Hakone-Yumoto Onsen	36	602	22,598/yr
Niigata	Chubu	Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen	135	536	9,162/yr
Gifu	Chubu	Gero Onsen	55	506	42,197/yr
Wakayama	Kinki	Shirahama Onsen	50	506	811/yr
Gunma	Kanto	Kusatsu Onsen	98	459	78,592/yr
Hyogo	Kinki	Arima Onsen	78	443	73,619/yr
Fukuoka	Kyushu & Okinawa	Harazuru Onsen	46	422	7,744/yr
Yamagata	Tohoku	Zao Onsen	67	412	17,062/yr
Yamaguchi	Chugoku	Yuda Onsen	40	404	15,091/yr
Iwate	Tohoku	Hanamaki Onsen	81	393	8,961/yr
Hiroshima	Chugoku	Yuki Onsen	56	374	6,373/yr
Tottori	Chugoku	Misasa Onsen	15	363	26,558/yr
Ishikawa	Chubu	Yamashiro Onsen	48	330	16,694/yr
Yamanashi	Chubu	Isawa Onsen	29	304	27,960/yr
Shimane	Chugoku	Tamatsukuri Onsen	41	267	27,298/yr
Okayama	Chugoku	Yubara Onsen	32	221	10,837/yr
Mie	Kinki	Yunoyama Onsen	74	214	835/yr
Nagasaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Unzen Onsen	37	203	9,782/yr
Kagawa	Shikoku	Konpira Onsen Village	28	200	3,214/yr
Miyazaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ebino Kogen Onsen	29	199	893/yr
Ehime	Shikoku	Dogo Onsen	37	192	43,546/yr
Saga	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ureshino Onsen	21	187	17,775/yr
Osaka	Kinki	Minoh Onsen	17	173	12,043/yr
Toyama	Chubu	Unazuki Onsen	61	169	25,870/yr
Tokyo	Kanto	Okutama Onsen	22	168	—
Fukui	Chubu	Awara Onsen	38	158	21,027/yr
Ibaraki	Kanto	Okukuji Onsen Villages	39	157	1,820/yr
Kyoto	Kinki	Kurama Onsen	37	146	2,212/yr
Chiba	Kanto	Minami-Boso Onsen Villages	95	144	848/yr
Aichi	Chubu	Sanage Onsen	35	133	—
Saitama	Kanto	Chichibu Onsen Villages	31	117	2,022/yr
Kochi	Shikoku	Yusuhara Onsen	37	96	—
Shiga	Kinki	Katata Onsen	27	86	—
Tokushima	Shikoku	Minami-Awa Onsen	25	82	—
Nara	Kinki	Dorogawa Onsen	34	77	17,719/yr
Okinawa	Kyushu & Okinawa	Yuinchi Nanjo Onsen	15	22	—
Hokkaido
Hokkaido	Hokkaido	Noboribetsu Onsen	226	2,249	20,720/yr
Tohoku
Aomori	Tohoku	Sukayu Onsen	120	1,089	46,295/yr
Iwate	Tohoku	Hanamaki Onsen	81	393	8,961/yr
Miyagi	Tohoku	Naruko Onsen	39	740	18,941/yr
Akita	Tohoku	Tamagawa Onsen	104	616	34,997/yr
Yamagata	Tohoku	Zao Onsen	67	412	17,062/yr
Fukushima	Tohoku	Iizaka Onsen	122	799	25,096/yr
Kanto
Ibaraki	Kanto	Okukuji Onsen Villages	39	157	1,820/yr
Tochigi	Kanto	Nasu Onsen Villages	66	633	8,417/yr
Gunma	Kanto	Kusatsu Onsen	98	459	78,592/yr
Saitama	Kanto	Chichibu Onsen Villages	31	117	2,022/yr
Chiba	Kanto	Minami-Boso Onsen Villages	95	144	848/yr
Tokyo	Kanto	Okutama Onsen	22	168	—
Kanagawa	Kanto	Hakone-Yumoto Onsen	36	602	22,598/yr
Chubu
Niigata	Chubu	Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen	135	536	9,162/yr
Toyama	Chubu	Unazuki Onsen	61	169	25,870/yr
Ishikawa	Chubu	Yamashiro Onsen	48	330	16,694/yr
Fukui	Chubu	Awara Onsen	38	158	21,027/yr
Yamanashi	Chubu	Isawa Onsen	29	304	27,960/yr
Nagano	Chubu	Shibu Onsen	193	955	9,349/yr
Gifu	Chubu	Gero Onsen	55	506	42,197/yr
Shizuoka	Chubu	Atami Onsen	118	2,185	16,974/yr
Aichi	Chubu	Sanage Onsen	35	133	—
Kinki
Mie	Kinki	Yunoyama Onsen	74	214	835/yr
Shiga	Kinki	Katata Onsen	27	86	—
Kyoto	Kinki	Kurama Onsen	37	146	2,212/yr
Osaka	Kinki	Minoh Onsen	17	173	12,043/yr
Hyogo	Kinki	Arima Onsen	78	443	73,619/yr
Nara	Kinki	Dorogawa Onsen	34	77	17,719/yr
Wakayama	Kinki	Shirahama Onsen	50	506	811/yr
Chugoku
Tottori	Chugoku	Misasa Onsen	15	363	26,558/yr
Shimane	Chugoku	Tamatsukuri Onsen	41	267	27,298/yr
Okayama	Chugoku	Yubara Onsen	32	221	10,837/yr
Hiroshima	Chugoku	Yuki Onsen	56	374	6,373/yr
Yamaguchi	Chugoku	Yuda Onsen	40	404	15,091/yr
Shikoku
Tokushima	Shikoku	Minami-Awa Onsen	25	82	—
Kagawa	Shikoku	Konpira Onsen Village	28	200	3,214/yr
Ehime	Shikoku	Dogo Onsen	37	192	43,546/yr
Kochi	Shikoku	Yusuhara Onsen	37	96	—
Kyushu & Okinawa
Fukuoka	Kyushu & Okinawa	Harazuru Onsen	46	422	7,744/yr
Saga	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ureshino Onsen	21	187	17,775/yr
Nagasaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Unzen Onsen	37	203	9,782/yr
Kumamoto	Kyushu & Okinawa	Kurokawa Onsen	55	1,339	26,578/yr
Oita	Kyushu & Okinawa	Beppu Onsen	63	5,094	35,042/yr
Miyazaki	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ebino Kogen Onsen	29	199	893/yr
Kagoshima	Kyushu & Okinawa	Ibusuki Onsen	87	2,735	10,406/yr
Okinawa	Kyushu & Okinawa	Yuinchi Nanjo Onsen	15	22	—

Sources: annual view counts for the featured onsen town are from Wikimedia REST API, https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/metrics/pageviews/ (ja.wikipedia) (aggregation window 20250901–20260901, data fetched 2026-09-19). View data could be confirmed for only 41 of Japan's 47 prefectures; the rest show “—” because the featured town's view count could not be confirmed. Onsen-area and hot-spring-source counts are from Ministry of the Environment, FY2024 Hot Spring Utilization Survey (as of March 31, 2025, source: https://www.env.go.jp/nature/onsen/pdf/6-7_p_1.pdf).

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