[2026] Masterpieces that sing of hot springs. Songs that make you want to go to a hot spring.
Hot springs are wonderful, aren’t they?
A bath at home feels great, but hot springs are on a whole different level.
There’s the allure of nostalgic hot spring towns and the joy of savoring an escape from the everyday.
In this article, we introduce songs themed around hot springs and special tracks that will make you want to visit one.
Along with local songs that tell stories about hot springs, we’ve also gathered a few tunes related to things like table tennis.
It’s music with the same relaxing effect as a hot spring.
Whether you’re about to head to a hot spring or haven’t been in a while, refresh yourself with these hot spring songs!
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[2026] Classic songs about hot springs: Tunes that make you want to visit an onsen (21–30)
You & Me of the UnderworldEndo Yurika
This is the theme song for Yomi Koi Yuami Jigoku Onsen ~Free-Flowing from the Source~.
Amid classical, somewhat eerie lyrics, Yurika-san’s modern cool charisma leads everyone along.
Her expansive voice vividly broadens the imagination of the underworld of Yomi.
Graduation Trip: A Song for Those Setting OutMōningu Musume.
This song was made for Kei Yasuda, who is graduating from Morning Musume, and a parade of familiar faces appears one after another.
Many students take trips to commemorate their graduation, and given the season, hot spring resorts are especially popular.
Things that seem ordinary—like ping-pong tables and hot spring buns—might actually become the fondest memories.
[2026] Masterpieces Singing of Hot Springs: Songs That Make You Want to Visit an Onsen (31–40)
Hot spring Yuyuyuyo-kanchan
Yokan-chan is the owner of a popular bar in Uguisudani and entertains customers with a variety of songs and performances.
Known for her skill with parody songs, this piece also features a familiar-sounding melody and a slew of amusing “effects” that will make you laugh and keep you entertained.
EndlessKAN
The lyrics vividly reflect the lives of these two men.
The two, who share the same surname and have worked for years with hardly any time off, chose Yunokawa Onsen as their place of rest.
Yunokawa Onsen is one of Japan’s Top 100 hot springs, located in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
Their easygoing relationship is something to envy.
hot spring innMatsumoto Yūsui
It recounts a hot spring trip with his father from childhood.
It was their first trip after his mother was gone and the two of them began living alone together.
The choice of a rustic hot spring rather than a hotel reflects the lonely feelings of father and son and gives it a subdued tone.
It makes you think it might be a true story from his childhood.
PING PONG! (feat. YMCK)CHAI
A technopop hot-spring ping-pong song whose electronic tones feel irresistibly pleasant and downright exhilarating.
It’s a track from CHAI’s new album “WINK,” released in May 2021, featuring YMCK—the globally acclaimed chiptune music unit—as a guest.
The buoyant, cheerful world of ping-pong and the fun atmosphere of hot springs are packed tightly into this tune.
Brimming with playful spirit not just in the sound but in the lyrics too, it’s the perfect song to blast with your friends in the car on the way to the hot springs!
Kaminoyama Onsen Kouta (Kaminoyama Hot Spring Little Song)Minegishi Toshiko
At a hot spring in Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture—while Zao is quite famous when it comes to Yamagata—there are many renowned baths throughout the prefecture.
Kaminoyama Onsen consists of seven districts and is also known as the Kaminoyama Onsenkyo.
There are seven public bathhouses as well, and with an admission fee of just 150 yen for adults (bathing only), you can enjoy hopping between baths.