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Yoshino Onsen

Nara · 吉野温泉

Yoshino Onsen is a hot spring town in Nara, Japan. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring and iron spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 1½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Yoshino 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.

Bicarbonate springIron spring

The water here

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

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

Iron spring 含鉄泉

Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.

Things to see nearby

Kimpusen-ji TempleTemple · 0.5 km
Yoshino Mikumari ShrineShrine · 1.7 km
Mount YoshinoMountain · 2.3 km
Takatori CastleCastle · 7.7 km
Yoshimizu ShrineShrine · 0.2 km
Tōnan-in TempleTemple · 0.3 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 — Yoshino Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Dorogawa OnsenNara · 洞川温泉11.1 km south
Simple spring
Hasedera OnsenNara · 長谷寺温泉18.7 km north
Bicarbonate spring
Amami OnsenOsaka · 天見温泉24.9 km west
Radioactive spring
Kodokoro OnsenNara · 小処温泉26.2 km southeast
Acidic springSulfur spring
Nagano OnsenOsaka · 長野温泉28.1 km west
Chloride springCarbon dioxide spring
Shigisan OnsenNara · 信貴山温泉32.1 km northwest
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.

Hishino OnsenNagano · 菱野温泉Also iron and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springIron spring
Kyūsuikei OnsenOita · 九酔渓温泉Also iron and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springIron spring
Isobe OnsenGunma · 磯部温泉Also iron and bicarbonate
Chloride spring+2
Matsushiro OnsenNagano · 松代温泉Also iron and bicarbonate
Chloride spring+2
Akagi Onsen VillagesGunma · 赤城温泉郷Also iron and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring+2
Kaiōizumi OnsenYamanashi · 甲斐大泉温泉Also iron and bicarbonate
Chloride spring+2

The numbers

Address in Japanese
奈良県吉野郡吉野町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.3674, 135.8638 — 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.