Japan Onsen Notebook

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

Onsen in Yamanashi

According to Ministry of the Environment statistics, Yamanashi (Chubu) has 29 onsen areas and 304 hot-spring sources. This page lists 46 onsen in Yamanashi with their water types. The most common water type among them is Simple Thermal Spring (18 onsen).

Yamanashi onsen at a glance

Onsen areas
29
Hot-spring sources
304
Discharge
35,946 L/min
Lodging facilities
208
Best-known onsen
Isawa 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 Yamanashi

Water TypeCountShare
Simple Thermal Spring1839%
Sulfur Spring817%
Chloride Spring715%
Sulfate Spring511%
Bicarbonate Spring49%
Iron Spring12%
Radium Spring12%
Other12%
Unknown12%

Day-trip baths in Yamanashi

FacilityWater Type
Fujiyama OnsenUnknown
Hottarakashi OnsenSimple Thermal Spring Simple spring
Yoshinoike OnsenSimple Thermal Spring Simple spring
Tsuzumigawa OnsenSimple Thermal Spring Simple spring
Hayabusa OnsenSimple Thermal Spring Simple spring
Isawa Onsen Sakura Onsenkan
A day-use hot spring facility run by Fuefuki City, using spring water from Isawa Onsen.
Simple Thermal Spring Alkaline simple spring

Mountain onsen in Yamanashi

NameWhat kind of onsen
Sanjo no Yu DetailsA mountain-hut hot spring along the trail to Mt. Kumotori in Okutama, welling up in a valley at the headwaters of the Tama River, about a 3-hour walk from the end of the road.

Onsen culture in Yamanashi

Onsen TownSummary
Shimobe Onsen TravelogueAn old simple-type hot spring in Minobu, said to be one of Takeda Shingen's secret healing baths. In an essay in Tsuge Yoshiharu no Onsen, Tsuge describes a round trip starting here at Shimobe and continuing to Yugawara and Hakone. Details

All onsen in Yamanashi (46)

Onsen TownWater Type
Hayabusa OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Hottarakashi OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Shimobe Onsen Read culture & historySimple Thermal Spring
Nanbuarukadia OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Fujikawaguchiko Onsen KyoSimple Thermal Spring
Yamanakako OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Iwashita OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Sagashio KosenSimple Thermal Spring
Kawaura OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Gozaishi KosenSimple Thermal Spring
Hinode OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Kasugai OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Shotokuji OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Isawa OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Anayama OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Yoshinoike OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Sakeishi OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Tsuzumigawa OnsenSimple Thermal Spring
Fukasawa OnsenChloride Spring
Shingennoyu Yumura OnsenChloride Spring
Jumaiso OnsenChloride Spring
Narada OnsenChloride Spring
Kiyosato OnsenChloride Spring
Kaminoyu OnsenChloride Spring
Sekisuiji OnsenChloride Spring
Yamaguchi OnsenBicarbonate Spring
Kofu OnsenBicarbonate Spring
Kofubonchichuseibuno OnsenBicarbonate Spring
Nirasakiasahi OnsenBicarbonate Spring
Mitomi OnsenSulfate Spring
Jikkoku Onsen Yama-no-YuSulfate Spring
Fujisan OnsenSulfate Spring
Ashiyasu OnsenSulfate Spring
Nishiyama Onsen Read culture & historySulfate Spring
Sanogawa OnsenSulfur Spring
Kogennosato OnsenSulfur Spring
Enzan OnsenSulfur Spring
Okuyama OnsenSulfur Spring
Yusawa OnsenSulfur Spring
Tano OnsenSulfur Spring
Maki OnsenSulfur Spring
Amehatako OnsenSulfur Spring
Akaishi OnsenIron Spring
Masutomi OnsenRadium Spring
TsumuginoyuOther
Funayama OnsenUnknown

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