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Nosegawa Onsen

Nara · 野迫川温泉

Nosegawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Nara, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 22.5°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Kōyasan Station
  2. Local bus, about 50 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.

Sulfur spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

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 — Nosegawa Village

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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.

Iwakura OnsenTokyo · 岩蔵温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Tsurugatonneru OnsenFukui · 敦賀トンネル温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Osōshi OnsenHokkaido · オソウシ温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Shikibidani OnsenTokushima · 四季美谷温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Terao OnsenToyama · 寺尾温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Sanogawa OnsenYamanashi · 佐野川温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

Water temperature
22.5°C
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
奈良県吉野郡野迫川村

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
Totsukawa Onsen-kyōNara · 十津川温泉郷
Okukōchi OnsenNara · 奥香落温泉
Bicarbonate spring
Tennokawa OnsenNara · 天の川温泉
Bicarbonate spring

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