Links & Resources

Websites

There are many resources for finding sento and onsen throughout Japan. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but these are the sites that I use or have looked over.

English language

Onsen Soaker [ Blogspot | Facebook ]

Out of the way, beautiful, and rare hot springs in Japan and around the world.

Dokodemo Sento [ Website | Instagram ]
Sento Guide [ Website ]

This site has a huge list of places across Japan. Connected to Onsen Meijin below.

Onsen Meijin [ Website ]

This site focuses on the wonderful city of Beppu and a Dutch resident who became an "Onsen Master" by visiting 88 of the springs.

Decoding Kyoto: The Sento [ Website ]
Onsen Blog by Sonoe [ Blog ]
The Way of the Hot Springs [ Blogspot ]

Another person who completed the 88 springs challenge in Beppu with his son. He was featured on NHK a few times.

Beppu Navi [ Website ]

The official English language tourist site for Beppu.

Japanese Language

Gensenkakenagaski.net [ Website ]
Michiken Land [ Website ]
Nikkan Sports - SentoNavi [ Website ]
Supersento [ Website ]
Nyuyoku Report [ Website ]
YuNavi Kansai [ Website ]

Public Bathhouse Associations

These are the associations that govern public bathhouses (sento)

Hyogo Prefecture [ Website ]
Osaka Prefecture [ Website ]
Kyoto Prefecture [ Website ]
Shiga Prefecture [ Website ]
Okayama Prefecture [ Website ]
Nagano Prefecture [ Website ]
National Public Bathhouse Association [ Website ]

Information for people with tattoos

Tattoo Spot [ Website ]
Tattoo Friendly [ Website ]

Books

Getting Wet: Adventures in the Japanese Bath. Talmage, Eric. Kodansha, Tokyo. 2006 [ GoodReads ]
旅先銭湯 [Tabisaki Sento] Edited by Matsumoto, Kōji. Sairosha, Kobe. 2018 [ さいろ社 ]
別府八湯温泉本 [Beppu Hatto Onsenbon]. NPO法人ハットウ・オンバク. おおいたインフォメーションハウス, Beppu. 2017

Magazines

まっぷる関西日帰り温泉 [Mappuru Kansai Higaerionsen] published yearly
るるぶ日帰り温泉関西中国四国北陸 [Rurubu Higaerionsen Kansai Chukoku Shikoku Hokuriku] published yearly

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