Trip Advisor, the world’s largest travel site where you can search and explore lodging and gourmet information has announced their “Travelers favorite picks! Day trip to Hot Spring & Spa Ranking 2018” based on Trip Advisor reviews during the past year.
“Hoheikyo Onsen (Hokkaido)” which was ranked second last year gained 1st place this year! Tokyo, Kyoto, Okinawa, Ehime, Yamanashi have also appeared in Top 20 ranking list for the first time!
You can clearly notice how the day trips to these hot springs is rapidly increasing.
As a highlight of this year, Dogo Onsen, which is said to be Japan’s oldest onsen, has 2 facilities which have both ranked in the top 20. ‘Dogo Onsen Bekkan Asuka no Yu’ which was just opened in December 2017 was ranked 7th place and ‘Dogo Onsen Honkan’ was ranked 15th place.
The Asakusa public baths ‘Jakotsuyu’ ranked in 20th place is a quite impressive. The baths here offer unique hot spring facilities such as sand baths, carbonated springs.
Top 20 ‘Travelers favorite picks! Day trip to Hot Spring & Spa Ranking 2018’
*「初」refers new entry of this year.
| Ranking 2018 | Ranking 2017 | Facility Name |
|---|---|---|
 No. 1 |
2nd | Hoheikyo Onsen (Hokkaido) 豊平峡温泉／北海道札幌市 |
| 2nd | 14th | Lamune Onsen Kan (Oita) ラムネ温泉館／大分県竹田市 |
| 3rd | 「初」 | Tenzan no Yu (Kyoto) 天山の湯／京都府京都市 |
| 4th | 18th | Kurama Onsen (Kyoto) くらま温泉／京都府京都市 |
| 5th | 1st | Healthy Land Tamatebako Onsen (Kagoshima) ヘルシーランド たまて箱温泉／鹿児島県指宿市 |
| 6th | 13th | Busshozan Onsen Tempyoyu (Kagawa) 仏生山温泉 天平湯／香川県高松市 |
| 7th | 「初」 | Dogo Onsen Bekkan Asuka no Yu (Ehime) 道後温泉別館 飛鳥の湯泉／愛媛県松山市 |
| 8th | – | Maenohara Onsen Sayano Yudokoro (Tokyo) 前野原温泉 さやの湯処／東京都板橋区 |
| 9th | 8th | Odaiba Tokyo Oedo-Onsen Monogatari (Tokyo) 東京お台場 大江戸温泉物語／東京都江東区 |
| 10th | – | Sai no Kawara Rotenburo (Gunma) 西の河原露天風呂／群馬県草津町 |
| 11th | 「初」 | Ryujin no Yu (Okinawa) 龍神の湯／沖縄県豊見城市 |
| 12th | 「初」 | Fuji Chobo-no-yu Yura (Yamanashi) 富士眺望の湯 ゆらり／山梨県鳴沢村 |
| 13th | 10th | Tenzan Tohji-kyo (Kanagawa) 天山湯治郷／神奈川県箱根町 |
| 14th | – | Saraku (Kagoshima) 砂楽／鹿児島県指宿市 |
| 15th | – | Dogo Onsen Honkan (Ehime) 道後温泉本館／愛媛県松山市 |
| 16th | – | Yachigashira Onsen (Hokkaido) 谷地頭温泉／北海道函館市 |
| 17th | – | Miharashi no Yu (Tokyo) みはらしの湯／東京都八丈町 |
| 18th | – | Enoshima Island Spa (Kanagawa) 江の島アイランドスパ／神奈川県藤沢市 |
| 19th | – | Takegawara Onsen (Oita) 竹瓦温泉／大分県別府市 |
| 20th | 「初」 | Jakotsuyu (Tokyo) 蛇骨湯／東京都台東区 |
