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Mine Onsen
Mine Onsen is a hot spring town in Shizuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 61.6°C, hot. It measures pH 7.7 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as simple spring and chloride spring. Its sources put out around 600 litres a minute.
Getting there
- Train to Kawazu Station
- Local bus, about 5 min
The water here
Simple spring
Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.
Chloride spring
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
More photographs
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Things to see nearby
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 61.6°C
- pH
- 7.7 (mildly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 600 litres a minute
- Address in Japanese
- 静岡県賀茂郡河津町峰
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
34.7570, 138.9825 — open the map
Read more
English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.