According to Ministry of the Environment statistics, Ishikawa (Chubu) has 48 onsen areas and 330 hot-spring sources. This page lists 36 onsen in Ishikawa with their water types. The most common water type among them is Chloride Spring (18 onsen).
Source: Ministry of the Environment, FY2024 Hot Spring Utilization Survey (as of March 31, 2025). Best-known onsen = most annual Wikipedia views.
| Water Type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chloride Spring | 18 | 50% |
| Simple Thermal Spring | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 5 | 14% |
| Sulfate Spring | 4 | 11% |
| Bicarbonate Spring | 2 | 6% |
| Sulfur Spring | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Facility | Water Type |
|---|---|
| Soyu The communal bathhouse at the heart of Yamashiro Onsen, symbolic of this historic hot spring representative of the Hokuriku region. | Simple Thermal Spring Alkaline simple spring |
| Bird Humming Torigoe | Unknown |
| Tedori Onsen | Unknown |
| Health Promotion Center Athlon | Unknown |
| Name | What kind of onsen |
|---|---|
| Iwama Onsen Details | An open-air bath about a further hour's walk along a streamside forest road from the lone inn Yamazaki Ryokan at the foot of Mt. Hakusan — the walk to the bath itself is the destination, not the inn. |
| Onsen Town | Summary |
|---|---|
| Yamanaka Onsen Literature | In 1689, Matsuo Basho, visiting Yamanaka Onsen during his Narrow Road to the Deep North journey, stayed nine days at the inn Izumiya after his travel companion Sora fell ill and they parted ways. His haiku 'Yamanaka ya / kiku wa taoranu / yu no nioi' likens the spring's fragrance alone to the Chinese legend that drinking chrysanthemum dew grants long life — and it is also the source of the name of the present-day communal bathhouse 'Kiku no Yu' (Chrysanthemum Bath). Details |