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Sagarakōmare Onsen

Shizuoka · さがら子生れ温泉

Sagarakōmare Onsen is a hot spring town in Shizuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 35.2°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 7.9 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kanaya Station (JR)
  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 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.

Things to see nearby

Kakegawa CastleCastle · 13.3 km
Kotonomama HachimangūShrine · 9.9 km
Heiden-ji TempleTemple · 6.5 km
Sekiun-in TempleTemple · 7.2 km
Kasuga ShrineShrine · 8.9 km
Kakegawa Ninomaru Museum of ArtArt museum · 13.3 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 — Makinohara City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Hōsenji OnsenShizuoka · 法泉寺温泉16.2 km northwest
Sulfur spring
Yaizu OnsenShizuoka · 焼津温泉21.9 km northeast
Chloride spring
Kawane OnsenShizuoka · 川根温泉25.6 km north
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.

Saitama Seikawadera OnsenSaitama · さいたま清河寺温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Pirika OnsenHokkaido · 美利河温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Funazawa OnsenAkita · 船沢温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Wakura OnsenIshikawa · 和倉温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Yunohama OnsenYamagata · 湯野浜温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Ōmaki OnsenToyama · 大牧温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
35.2°C
pH
7.9 (mildly alkaline)
Address in Japanese
静岡県牧之原市西萩間 {{Location map | Japan Shizuoka

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.7348, 138.1515 — 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.