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Central Japan

Things to Do in Kaga Onsen

1 Japanese roundup

Where Japanese travelers eat and stay in Kaga Onsen, and what they tell visitors to skip, from their own comments, translated.

Where to stay1

Japanese visitors splitIs Kaga Onsen Worth It? What Japanese Visitors Say
Is Kaga Onsen worth it? Japanese visitors say the four towns sit a bus ride from the station, and Osaka now needs a transfer. 272 likes explain why.
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Every place Japanese commenters named11

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Yamanaka OnsenKaga, IshikawaThe town Japanese visitors like most: the atmosphere (34 likes) and the Kakusenkei gorge walk with fresh greenery and autumn leaves (2 likes). About 30 minutes by bus from Kaga-Onsen Station.Map Why it's here
Kakusenkei GorgeKaga, IshikawaThe riverside walk that makes Yamanaka the one Kaga town with somewhere to go after the bath (2 likes).Map Why it's here
Katayamazu OnsenKaga, IshikawaOn the shore of Shibayama-gata, the one town with a view (10 likes), and where the report filmed the abandoned hotels. An Aichi regular of twenty-odd stays mourns the Kaga Kanko Hotel here, closed as of the comments (39 likes).Map Why it's here
Yamashiro OnsenKaga, IshikawaNamed with Katayamazu as the towns the Yukai Resort budget chain runs its own buses to, which many guests take because it is cheaper than the train (19 likes).Map Why it's here
Awazu OnsenKomatsu, IshikawaThe fourth Kaga hot spring, listed in the 2-like comment that explains there is no single place called Kaga Onsen.Map Why it's here
Kaga-Onsen StationKaga, IshikawaThe shinkansen stop since March 2024, in none of the four towns (2 likes). A 21-like comment counts only two midday Kagayaki from Tokyo and poor connections to the CAN BUS loop.Map Why it's here
Tsuruga StationTsuruga, FukuiWhere the Thunderbird from Osaka now ends. The transfer Japanese visitors complain about most (272 likes), and the one a parent with a stroller calls a real hurdle (43 likes).Map Why it's here
Gero OnsenGero, GifuWhere the Nagoya side goes instead (12 likes): the onsen town starts right outside the station, which is exactly what Kaga-Onsen Station lacks (39 likes).Map Why it's here
Kinosaki OnsenToyooka, HyogoWhere the Osaka side goes instead (12 likes), and the rival for winter crab trips from Kansai now that Kaga needs a transfer (26 likes).Map Why it's here
Awara Onsen and TojinboAwara and Sakai, FukuiThe pairing a 12-like comment expects to win the classic-route slot over Kaga: Awara Onsen with the Tojinbo cliffs, Eiheiji and the dinosaur museum as the Fukui package (26 likes).Map Why it's here
Hachiban RamenHokuriku chainThe Hokuriku ramen chain an 8-like comment vouches for, not excerpted above.Map Why it's here

The loudest voice on Kaga Onsen

“Losing the Thunderbird is insanely inconvenient. It was so handy for getting to and from Kansai.”

サンダーバード無くなったのは超絶不便関西方面行くのに凄え便利だったのに

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Where do these come from?: From the comment sections of Japanese YouTube videos — food crawls, hidden-gem tours, honest reviews. We quote real comments only, show the actual like counts at the time of collection, and link back to the source video.
How accurate are the translations?: Each quote keeps the original Japanese alongside the English. We adapt slang so it reads naturally, but we never change the meaning or invent comments.