Where to Find Hot Springs in Nioh 3 and What They Do

• Primary Subject: Nioh 3
• Key Update: Full breakdown of all 26 Hot Spring locations across time periods and how to unlock the Spa Lover achievement.
• Status: Confirmed
• Last Verified: February 11, 2026
• Quick Answer: There are 26 Hot Springs in Nioh 3; bathe in all of them across Warring States, Heian, Antiquity, and Bakumatsu to unlock Spa Lover and earn healing buffs plus Yokai Tears rewards.

Hot Springs return in Nioh 3 not just as nostalgic side content, but as useful survival tools and collectible objectives tied to trophies and progression.

Across the game’s different time periods, there are 26 total Hot Springs, and bathing in each one unlocks the Spa Lover achievement.

Unlike Shrines, which serve as your primary checkpoints, Hot Springs are optional discoveries scattered throughout open regions and mission-specific maps.

What Do Hot Springs Do?

When you sit in one, your character fully restores their health (and Ki) and gains a temporary regenerative buff that slowly restores health over time.

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This makes them especially valuable before difficult enemy clusters or boss encounters.

In addition, the first time you bathe in a spring, you receive bonus rewards such as Yokai Tears, a currency used at Sudama shops to obtain Skill and Smithing Texts.

So while the healing buff is temporary, the long-term value of collecting every spring makes them worth hunting down.

How Can You Recognize a Hot Spring?

Hot Springs are easy to spot once you know what to look for, as they release visible steam and usually feature two floating red Kodama that clearly mark them as interactive areas.

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However, spotting them from afar doesn’t mean reaching them is simple. Many are tucked behind Nurikabe (living walls) that must be dealt with either through gestures or combat.

Others are hidden behind illusory walls, down vertical drop-offs, through crouch-only passages, inside Dark Realms, or at the far end of mission routes that are easy to rush past.

Some are intentionally positioned near boss gates, prompting players to venture slightly off the main route before engaging in battle.

How Do You Track Hot Springs on the Map?

From a tracking standpoint, most Hot Springs become easier to locate once you raise a region’s Exploration Level to 4 by collecting other items.

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At that point, springs appear as green icons on the map, and you can use the collectible tracker to mark them and follow your compass.

However, not every region behaves normally. Areas like Mount Kurama in Heian do not use the usual map markers, which can cause players to overlook their springs.

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Additionally, a few Hot Springs exist only inside mission-exclusive areas, meaning they won’t appear in open-world exploration and must be revisited through the Battle Scroll system if missed.

Fortunately, nothing is permanently missable; all missions can be replayed after completing the story.

Warring States

Here are the Hot Springs found during the Warring States period:

• Tokaido – Southernmost part of the region, accessed through a cave route near an enemy base.
• Maisaka (1) – Near the western village edge after clearing enemies.
• Maisaka (2) – Deep within the Haunted Caves area, hidden behind a crouch passage.
• Mikatagahara (1) – Inside Saigagake Castle through story progression.
• Mikatagahara (2) – Available only during the Crucible segment of “A Fiery Invasion.”
• Lake Hamana – Located inside Horie Castle after clearing interior enemies.
• Iinoya – Inside Ryotan Temple, often behind a Nurikabe wall near a shortcut.
• Futamata Road – Found north of a fortress route via a side path or drop-down.
• Futamata – Inside Futamata Castle, concealed behind an illusory wall near the Defensive Gate Shrine.

Heian

Here are the Hot Springs found during the Heian period:

• Mount Kurama – Cliffside location requiring Spirit Vein traversal; no map tracker, easy to miss.
• Funaokayama – Near an enemy base area.
• Sagano (1) – Close to a shrine-adjacent cave route.
• Sagano (2) – Eastern edge of the region, requires Spirit Vein access.
• Hachijo (1) – Just off the main street near a shrine checkpoint.
• Hachijo (2) – Along the Raijomon approach route.
• Rokuhara – Eastern corner beyond castle structures.
• Palace Grounds – Hidden behind a Nurikabe wall; requires gesture or combat access.

Antiquity

Here is the Hot Spring found in Antiquity:

• Dark Roots Mission Spring – Located near the end of the Dark Roots main mission before the boss encounter; must be replayed via Battle Scroll if missed.

Bakumatsu

Here are the Hot Springs found during the Bakumatsu period:

• Shimabara – Inside the Pleasure District main building after navigating interior routes.
• Sanjo – Mission-exclusive spring during the Accursed Temple scroll near Honnoji Temple shrine.
• Kiyomizu (1) – Western edge of the map near temple routes.
• Kiyomizu (2) – Eastern side beyond the Inner Shrine, requires platforming and enemy clearing.
• Shirakawa – North of the Yoshidayama Approach Shrine.
• Nijo Castle – Accessible either via a direct drop near one shrine or through enemy-heavy pathways.
• Kyoto Imperial Palace – Found during the Scion of the Gods Crucible behind a Nurikabe wall.
• Final Battle of Edo (A Sinister End) – Mission-exclusive spring hidden near the end of the level; one of the easiest to miss.

If you are missing one Hot Spring for completion, the most commonly overlooked locations are Mount Kurama, the Dark Roots mission, Crucible-only springs, and the final mission in A Sinister End.

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