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Iwataki Onsen

Kyoto · 岩滝温泉

Iwataki Onsen is a hot spring town in Kyoto, Japan. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Iwatakiguchi Station
  2. A short walk

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.

Sulfur spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

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 — KyotoInns with a private bath — Kyoto

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Yosano Town

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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.

Takamagahara OnsenToyama · 高天原温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Babadani OnsenToyama · 祖母谷温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Iya OnsenTokushima · 祖谷温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Iwakura OnsenTokyo · 岩蔵温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Watari OnsenIwate · 渡り温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Toshichi OnsenIwate · 藤七温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

Inns
1
Address in Japanese
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Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Kyoto

Yūhigaura OnsenKyoto · 夕日ヶ浦温泉
Simple spring
Kasagi OnsenKyoto · 笠置温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Yunohana OnsenKyoto · 湯の花温泉
Radioactive spring
Kitsu OnsenKyoto · 木津温泉
Simple spring
Rurikei OnsenKyoto · るり渓温泉
Radioactive spring
Arashiyama OnsenKyoto · 嵐山温泉
Simple spring
Kurama OnsenKyoto · 鞍馬温泉
Sulfur spring
Amanohashidate OnsenKyoto · 天橋立温泉
Chloride spring+2

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.