Spring type (therapeutic classes)

Radioactive (radon) spring

Contains radon above a set threshold; bathers receive a very small dose of radiation. Misasa, Masutomi and Arima are examples. Concentrations vary widely.

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Grey crater floor of Jigokudani with rising steam Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0

Noboribetsu Onsen

登別温泉

Hokkaido · 100 Onsen to Know Japan — No. 1

SulfurChlorideSulfateIronAcidicBicarbonateRadon

Ten thousand tonnes of water a day and nine kinds of spring, all boiling out of a single valley called Hell.

Inn buildings in a wooded mountain valley Mti · CC BY-SA 3.0

Yunohana Onsen

湯の花温泉

Kyoto · 100 Onsen to Know Japan — No. 70

Radon

About an hour from Kyoto Station by train and bus: a quiet valley spa called 'Kyoto's inner parlour', with radon-bearing water where wounded samurai are said to have healed.

Brown, cloudy open-air bath 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0

Arima Onsen

有馬温泉

Hyogo · 100 Onsen to Know Japan — No. 62

IronChlorideCO₂Radon

Salt and iron thicker than seawater in the 'gold' spring, carbon dioxide and radon in the 'silver': two utterly different waters rise five minutes' walk apart.

An open-air bath and changing hut beside a river 三塚 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Misasa Onsen

三朝温泉

Tottori · 100 Onsen to Know Japan — No. 74

RadonChlorideSimple

Soak it, drink it, breathe it. A spa built around taking radon into the body three ways, with a free riverside bath and free drinking fountains open to the whole town.

Masutomi Onsen

増富温泉

Yamanashi · 100 Onsen to Know Japan — No. 44

Radon

Thirty quiet minutes in water around 30 °C. A therapeutic village where one of Japan's most radon-rich springs is bathed in unheated, exactly as it comes.

Photo of Nametsu Onsen Soren Bradley · CC0

Nametsu Onsen

名目津温泉

Fukushima

Radon
Photo of Bobata Onsen Suz-b · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bobata Onsen

母畑温泉

Fukushima

RadonSimple
Photo of Namezawa Onsen photo: Qurren (トーク) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Namezawa Onsen

奈女沢温泉

Gunma

RadonSulfate
Photo of Imaita Onsen Drph17 · CC BY 4.0

Imaita Onsen

今板温泉

Niigata

Radon
Photo of Deyu Onsen Drph17 · CC BY 4.0

Deyu Onsen

出湯温泉

Niigata

RadonSimple
Photo of Murasugi Onsen Siriusplot · CC BY-SA 3.0

Murasugi Onsen

村杉温泉

Niigata

Radon
Photo of Kogashima Onsen たびひろ · Public domain

Kogashima Onsen

虹岳島温泉

Fukui

Radon
Photo of Suzumushisō photo: Qurren (トーク) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X · CC BY-SA 4.0

Suzumushisō

すずむし荘

Nagano

Radon
Photo of Inari Onsen 京都東 · CC BY 4.0

Inari Onsen

稲荷温泉

Gifu

Radon
Photo of Odo Onsen Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0

Odo Onsen

小渡温泉

Aichi

Radon
Photo of Yunoyama Onsen しんかわな · CC BY-SA 3.0

Yunoyama Onsen

湯の山温泉

Mie

Radon
Photo of Amami Onsen 0nedream · CC BY-SA 3.0

Amami Onsen

天見温泉

Osaka

Radon
Photo of Tantan Onsen 奈佐鸛 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tantan Onsen

たんたん温泉

Hyogo

Radon