Japan Onsen Notebook

Onsen list, water types and day-trip baths in Tokyo

Onsen in Tokyo

According to Ministry of the Environment statistics, Tokyo (Kanto) has 22 onsen areas and 168 hot-spring sources. This page lists 14 onsen in Tokyo with their water types. The most common water type among them is Chloride Spring (4 onsen).

Tokyo onsen at a glance

Onsen areas
22
Hot-spring sources
168
Discharge
30,966 L/min
Lodging facilities
41
Best-known onsen
Okutama Onsen

Source: Ministry of the Environment, FY2024 Hot Spring Utilization Survey (as of March 31, 2025). Best-known onsen = most annual Wikipedia views.

Water types in Tokyo

Water TypeCountShare
Chloride Spring429%
Simple Thermal Spring321%
Sulfur Spring214%
Unknown214%
Bicarbonate Spring17%
Iron Spring17%
Radium Spring17%

Day-trip baths in Tokyo

FacilityWater Type
Hanakei no YuUnknown
Kur Garden (Tama Tech)Unknown
Spa LaQuaUnknown
LaQuaUnknown
Toshimaen Niwa no YuChloride Spring Sodium – strong chloride spring
Thermae-yuUnknown
Keio Takaosan OnsenSimple Thermal Spring Alkaline simple spring
Kabe OnsenUnknown
Akigawa Valley SeotonoyuUnknown
Spagium JaponChloride Spring Sodium – chloride/bicarbonate spring
Murayama Onsen Katakuri no YuUnknown
Okutama Onsen Moegi no Yu
A day-use hot spring facility near Lake Okutama, a rarity within central Tokyo.
Simple Thermal Spring Alkaline simple spring

All onsen in Tokyo (14)

Onsen TownWater Type
Keiotakaosan OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Kazuma OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Janoyu OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Hachijojima OnsenChloride Spring
Oshima OnsenChloride Spring
Itabashi OnsenChloride Spring
Toshimaen NiwanoyuChloride Spring
Shinjukujuniso OnsenBicarbonate Spring
Iwakura OnsenSulfur Spring
Tsurunoyu OnsenSulfur Spring
Jinata OnsenIron Spring
Ogu OnsenRadium Spring
Otemachi OnsenUnknown
Morigasaki KosenUnknown

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