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Nishiyoshino Onsen

Nara · 西吉野温泉

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

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Gojō Station (JR)
  2. By car or taxi, about 30 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 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.

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 — Gojo City

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Similar water elsewhere

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

Ureshino OnsenSaga · 嬉野温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Hijiori OnsenYamagata · 肘折温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Minoh OnsenOsaka · 箕面温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Totsukawa OnsenNara · 十津川温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Hoshino OnsenNagano · 星野温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Hirayu OnsenGifu · 平湯温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
奈良県五條市西吉野町城戸

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Nara

Dorogawa OnsenNara · 洞川温泉
Simple spring
Totsukawa OnsenNara · 十津川温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Kamiyu OnsenNara · 上湯温泉
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring
Tōsenji OnsenNara · 湯泉地温泉
Sulfur spring
Shionoha OnsenNara · 入之波温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Nosegawa OnsenNara · 野迫川温泉
Sulfur spring
Totsukawa Onsen-kyōNara · 十津川温泉郷
Okukōchi OnsenNara · 奥香落温泉
Bicarbonate spring

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