Shagūji onsen
Shagūji onsen is a hot spring town in Mie, Japan. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring.
The water here
Bicarbonate spring
Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.
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
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉4 km northwest
Inokura OnsenMie · 猪の倉温泉7 km west
IganokuniōyamadaonsensarubinoMie · 伊賀の国大山田温泉さるびの15.5 km northwest
Okukahadakyō OnsenMie · 奥香肌峡温泉38.4 km southwest
Aso OnsenMie · 阿曽温泉38.8 km south
Similar water elsewhere
Tsunashima OnsenKanagawa · 綱島温泉Also bicarbonate
Takeo OnsenSaga · 武雄温泉Also bicarbonate
Yunō OnsenKagoshima · 湯之尾温泉Also bicarbonate
Tateyama OnsenToyama · 立山温泉Also bicarbonate
Nitchū OnsenFukushima · 日中温泉Also bicarbonate
Yabuzuka OnsenGunma · 藪塚温泉Also bicarbonate
Where it is
34.6878, 136.4127 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.