There are approximately 3,000 hot spring resorts in Japan, and hot spring towns are scattered throughout the country. These hot spring towns have hot springs with a wide variety of spring qualities, and there are said to be approximately 27,000 hot spring facilities nationwide. In addition to famous hot spring towns, there are also many hidden hot spring resorts known as secret hot springs, which are loved by people who visit for sightseeing or for hot spring treatments.
Hot spring towns have their own unique characteristics depending on their local characteristics, history, and natural environment, and are characterized by the fact that you can enjoy different charms no matter where you go in the country.
| Regions | Prefectures |
| Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
| Tohoku | Aomori |
| Iwate | |
| Miyagi | |
| Akita | |
| Yamagata | |
| Fukushima | |
| Kanto | Ibaraki |
| Tochigi | |
| Gunma | |
| Saitama | |
| Chiba | |
| Tokyo | |
| Kanagawa | |
| Chubu | Niigata |
| Toyama | |
| Ishikawa | |
| Fukui | |
| Yamanashi | |
| Nagano | |
| Gifu | |
| Shizuoka | |
| Aichi | |
| Kinki | Mie |
| Shiga | |
| Kyoto | |
| Osaka | |
| Hyogo | |
| Nara | |
| Wakayama | |
| Chugoku | Tottori |
| Shimane | |
| Okayama | |
| Hiroshima | |
| Yamaguchi | |
| Shikoku | Tokushima |
| Kagawa | |
| Ehime | |
| Kochi | |
| Kyushu/Okinawa | Fukuoka |
| Saga | |
| Nagasaki | |
| Kumamoto | |
| Oita | |
| Miyazaki | |
| Kagoshima | |
| Okinawa |