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Imaihama Onsen

Shizuoka · 今井浜温泉

Imaihama Onsen is a hot spring town in Shizuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 46°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Imaihama-Kaigan Station
  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.

Things to see nearby

Mount AmagiMountain · 12.4 km
Gyokusen-ji TempleTemple · 9.1 km
Sugihokowake no Mikoto ShrineShrine · 1.3 km
Ryōsen-ji TempleTemple · 10.4 km
Ikonahime no Mikoto ShrineShrine · 6.9 km
Tōji Sand Ski AreaSki area · 14.4 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

Mine OnsenShizuoka · 峰温泉2 km west
Simple springChloride spring
Inatori OnsenShizuoka · 稲取温泉4 km northeast
Sulfate spring
Yugano OnsenShizuoka · 湯ヶ野温泉6.6 km northwest
Sulfate spring
Shirada OnsenShizuoka · 白田温泉7 km northeast
Chloride spring
Katase OnsenShizuoka · 片瀬温泉8.4 km northeast
Chloride spring
Shimoda OnsenShizuoka · 下田温泉8.7 km southwest
Simple spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Tamatsukuri OnsenShimane · 玉造温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Sarugakyō OnsenGunma · 猿ヶ京温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Higashiyama OnsenFukushima · 東山温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Sakunami OnsenMiyagi · 作並温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Sawatari OnsenGunma · 沢渡温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Nishiyama OnsenYamanashi · 西山温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
46°C
Address in Japanese
静岡県賀茂郡河津町見高

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.7508, 139.0028 — 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.