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The World’s 100 Best Saunas & Baths

Goshonoyu Onsen

Toyooka, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST SAUNAS & BATHS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 77 2026
Goshonoyu Onsen

Public bathhouse in Kinosaki Onsen, housed in a building styled after the Kyoto Imperial Palace, with painted ceilings and screens in the lobby. Bathing is entirely open-air, in three tiered pools fed by a waterfall on the hillside behind.

Highlights

  • Waterfall from the hillside
  • Three-tiered open-air pools
  • Painted ceilings and screens

Good to know

  • No indoor bath, cold bath or sauna
  • Crowded on weekend afternoons; opens 7 AM

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