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Matsuzaki Onsen

Shizuoka · 松崎温泉

Matsuzaki Onsen is a hot spring town in Shizuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 75°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 1,350 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Izukyū Shimoda Station
  2. Local bus, about 50 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

Izu Chōhachi Art MuseumArt museum · 0.6 km
Naka Shrine (Matsuzaki)Shrine · 3 km
Kumomi Sengen ShrineShrine · 3.9 km
Mount EboshiMountain · 3.9 km
Kiiti-ji TempleTemple · 3.9 km
Tōji Sand Ski AreaSki area · 17.9 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 — Shizuoka

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Matsuzaki Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kumomi OnsenShizuoka · 雲見温泉3.5 km southwest
Chloride spring
Dōgashima OnsenShizuoka · 堂ヶ島温泉4.5 km north
Sulfate spring
Ōsawa OnsenShizuoka · 大沢温泉4.9 km east
Sulfate spring
Shimogamo OnsenShizuoka · 下賀茂温泉13.3 km southeast
Chloride spring
Kawazu Nanadaru OnsenShizuoka · 河津七滝温泉15.2 km northeast
Simple spring
Shimoda OnsenShizuoka · 下田温泉15.6 km east
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.

Yujuku OnsenGunma · 湯宿温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Hakkōda SpaAomori · 八甲田温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Ubako OnsenKanagawa · 姥子温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Wasezawa OnsenFukushima · 早稲沢温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Ōami OnsenTochigi · 大網温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Sano OnsenFukui · 佐野温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
75°C
Discharge
1,350 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
静岡県賀茂郡松崎町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.7500, 138.7700 — 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.