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Yugano Onsen

Shizuoka · 湯ヶ野温泉

Yugano Onsen is a hot spring town in Shizuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 46–54°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. 6 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Kawazu Station
  2. Local bus, about 15 min

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

Sulfate spring

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

Things to see nearby

Jōren FallsWaterfall · 10.3 km
Mount AmagiMountain · 10.8 km
Gyokusen-ji TempleTemple · 11.8 km
Ryōsen-ji TempleTemple · 12 km
Sugihokowake no Mikoto ShrineShrine · 5.3 km
Ikonahime no Mikoto ShrineShrine · 10 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

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 — Kawazu Town

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Kawazu Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kawazu Nanadaru OnsenShizuoka · 河津七滝温泉3.8 km northwest
Simple spring
Mine OnsenShizuoka · 峰温泉4.6 km southeast
Simple springChloride spring
Imaihama OnsenShizuoka · 今井浜温泉6.6 km southeast
Chloride springSulfate spring
Shimoda OnsenShizuoka · 下田温泉8.9 km south
Simple spring
Inatori OnsenShizuoka · 稲取温泉9.2 km east
Sulfate spring
Shirada OnsenShizuoka · 白田温泉10.3 km east
Chloride spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Yamanaka OnsenIshikawa · 山中温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Yutagawa OnsenYamagata · 湯田川温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Asahidake OnsenHokkaido · 旭岳温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Itamuro OnsenTochigi · 板室温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Sakazuki OnsenHokkaido · 盃温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Reisenzan OnsenNagano · 霊泉寺温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
46–54°C
Inns
6
Address in Japanese
静岡県賀茂郡河津町湯ヶ野

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.7800, 138.9400 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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