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Yunokuchi Onsen

Mie · 湯ノ口温泉

Yunokuchi Onsen is a hot spring town in Mie, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 45.7°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 1,200 litres a minute. 2 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Kumanoshi Station (JR)
2. Local bus, about 45 min

Fly into Kansai (KIX) or Itami. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

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.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Similar water elsewhere

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

The numbers

Water temperature

45.7°C

Discharge

1,200 litres a minute

Inns

2

Address in Japanese

三重県熊野市紀和町湯ノ口10

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Mie