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Shirakawa Onsen

Gifu · 白川温泉

Shirakawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Gifu, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 16°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Nagoyaabout 1 h

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Shirakawaguchi Station (JR)
2. A short walk

Fly into Chubu Centrair. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

The numbers

Water temperature

16°C

Address in Japanese

岐阜県加茂郡白川町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Gifu