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Amami Onsen

Osaka · 天見温泉

Amami Onsen is a hot spring town in Osaka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 20°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 6.55 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. Its sources put out around 28 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 1 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Amami 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.

Radioactive spring

The water here

Radioactive spring 放射能泉

Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.

Things to see nearby

Chihaya CastleCastle · 5.7 km
Mount KongōMountain · 7.5 km
Kanshin-ji TempleTemple · 4.4 km
Kongō-ji TempleTemple · 7 km
Hachiman ShrineShrine · 0.7 km
Kanii ShrineShrine · 0.9 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 — Kawachinagano City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Nagano OnsenOsaka · 長野温泉6.1 km north
Chloride springCarbon dioxide spring
Ushitaki OnsenOsaka · 牛滝温泉13.5 km west
Chloride spring
Okumizuma OnsenOsaka · 奥水間温泉17.7 km west
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Inunakiyama OnsenOsaka · 犬鳴山温泉21.1 km west
Bicarbonate spring
Shigisan OnsenNara · 信貴山温泉24.3 km north
Simple spring
Yoshino OnsenNara · 吉野温泉24.9 km east
Bicarbonate springIron spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Deyu OnsenNiigata · 出湯温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Yuba OnsenOkayama · 湯迫温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Ishikiri OnsenOsaka · 石切温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Rōsoku OnsenGifu · ローソク温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Yusaka Onsen VillagesHiroshima · 湯坂温泉郷Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Shibayama OnsenHyogo · 柴山温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring

The numbers

Water temperature
20°C
pH
6.55 (close to neutral)
Discharge
28 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
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Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.3974, 135.5945 — 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.