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Yumura Onsen

Hyogo · 湯村温泉

Yumura Onsen is a hot spring town in Hyogo, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 98°C, hot enough that it has to be cooled before anyone can get in. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 470 litres a minute. 24 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

Train to Hamasaka Station (JR)
Local bus, about 25 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.

Chloride springBicarbonate springSulfate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

More photographs

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Things to see nearby

Antai-ji TempleTemple · 9.3 km

Tottori CastleCastle · 23.1 km

Shōfuku-ji TempleTemple · 0.6 km

Yumechiyo-kanMuseum · 0.7 km

Sangu ShrineShrine · 6.9 km

Ame FallsWaterfall · 11.1 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 Town Inns with a private bath — Hyogo