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Nose Onsen

Osaka · 能勢温泉

Nose Onsen is a hot spring town in Osaka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 34.2°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 7.9 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 1 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Yamashita Station
  2. Local bus, about 20 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.

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.

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 — Osaka

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Hot spring towns nearby

Shionoyu OnsenOsaka · 汐の湯温泉Same area
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.

Jiseiji OnsenYamaguchi · 持世寺温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Fushio OnsenOsaka · 伏尾温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Byakko OnsenGifu · 白狐温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Ushiobara OnsenHiroshima · 潮原温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Torigoe OnsenSaga · とりごえ温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring
Awakura OnsenOkayama · あわくら温泉Also radioactive, similar pH
Radioactive spring

The numbers

Water temperature
34.2°C
pH
7.9 (mildly alkaline)
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
大阪府豊能郡能勢町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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