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Takatsukikashida Onsen

Osaka · 高槻樫田温泉

Takatsukikashida Onsen is a hot spring town in Osaka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 17°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 1½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Takatsuki Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 40 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.

Simple spring

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

Nijō CastleCastle · 15.7 km
ArashiyamaMountain · 9.7 km
Saihō-ji TempleTemple · 9.5 km
Tenryū-ji TempleTemple · 10.6 km
Iwashimizu HachimangūShrine · 11.5 km
Ōharano ShrineShrine · 5.6 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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Takatsuki City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kyōtotakenosato OnsenKyoto · 京都竹の郷温泉7.4 km east
Simple springBicarbonate spring
Settsukyo Hot SpringOsaka · 摂津峡温泉7.8 km south
Bicarbonate spring
Arashiyama OnsenKyoto · 嵐山温泉10.7 km northeast
Simple spring
Yunohana OnsenKyoto · 湯の花温泉11.8 km northwest
Radioactive spring
Amanohashidate OnsenKyoto · 天橋立温泉15.3 km east
Chloride spring+2
Minoh OnsenOsaka · 箕面温泉16.6 km southwest
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Dorogawa OnsenNara · 洞川温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Yunishigawa OnsenTochigi · 湯西川温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Shimobe SpaYamanashi · 下部温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Nanasawa Onsen-kyoKanagawa · 七沢温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
17°C
Address in Japanese
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Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.9423, 135.5993 — 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.