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Inokura Onsen

Mie · 猪の倉温泉

Inokura Onsen is a hot spring town in Mie, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 19.7°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 9.7 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Nagoyaabout 2 h

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 1½ h

CarNot needed

JR PassNot a JR line

1. Train to Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station
2. Many inns send a car to the station — ask when you book

Fly into Chubu Centrair. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

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

19.7°C

pH

9.7 (strongly alkaline)

Address in Japanese

三重県津市白山町佐田2562-1 /

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.6842, 136.3361 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia