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Atami Onsen

Shizuoka · 熱海温泉

Atami Onsen is a hot spring town in Shizuoka, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyounder 1 h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Atami Station (Shinkansen)
  2. A short walk

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

Chloride springSulfate spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

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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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — ShizuokaInns with a private bath — Shizuoka

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Shizuoka

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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.

Shima OnsenGunma · 四万温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Tamatsukuri OnsenShimane · 玉造温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Asamushi OnsenAomori · 浅虫温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Yamashiro OnsenIshikawa · 山代温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Sarugakyō OnsenGunma · 猿ヶ京温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Hawai OnsenTottori · はわい温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring

Read more

English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Shizuoka

Shuzenji OnsenShizuoka · 修善寺温泉
Simple spring
Yugashima OnsenShizuoka · 湯ヶ島温泉
Sulfate spring
Izu Nagaoka OnsenShizuoka · 伊豆長岡温泉
Simple springIodine spring
Atagawa OnsenShizuoka · 熱川温泉
Chloride spring
Itō OnsenShizuoka · 伊東温泉
Simple springChloride spring
Toi OnsenShizuoka · 土肥温泉
Umegashima OnsenShizuoka · 梅ヶ島温泉
Sulfur spring
Sumatakyō OnsenShizuoka · 寸又峡温泉
Sulfur spring

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.