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Hamasaka Onsen

Hyogo · 浜坂温泉

Hamasaka Onsen is a hot spring town in Hyogo, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 22 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Hamasaka Station (JR)
  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.

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

Things to see nearby

Tottori CastleCastle · 23 km
Antai-ji TempleTemple · 11.4 km
Hamasaka Kenmin Sun BeachBeach · 1 km
Sangu ShrineShrine · 2.6 km
Gyokudenzen-ji TempleTemple · 2.6 km
Yumechiyo-kanMuseum · 7.8 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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — Shinonsen TownInns with a private bath — Hyogo

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Shinonsen Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Shichikama OnsenHyogo · 七釜温泉2.5 km southeast
Sulfate spring
Yumura OnsenHyogo · 湯村温泉8.6 km southeast
Chloride spring+2
Iwai OnsenTottori · 岩井温泉10.9 km southwest
Sulfate spring
Muraoka OnsenHyogo · 村岡温泉20.2 km southeast
Simple spring
Sazu OnsenHyogo · 佐津温泉22 km east
Chloride springSulfate spring
Kannabe OnsenHyogo · 神鍋温泉24.2 km southeast
Simple spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Wakura OnsenIshikawa · 和倉温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Katayamazu OnsenIshikawa · 片山津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Matsunoyama OnsenNiigata · 松之山温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Obama OnsenNagasaki · 小浜温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Inns
22
Address in Japanese
〒669-6792 兵庫県美方郡新温泉町浜坂

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.6209, 134.4528 — 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.