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Nanki-Katsuura Onsen

Wakayama · 南紀勝浦温泉

Nanki-Katsuura Onsen is a hot spring town in Wakayama, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kii-Katsuura 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 springSulfur 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.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

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

More photographs

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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 — Nachikatsuura TownInns with a private bath — Wakayama

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Nachikatsuura Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yukawa OnsenWakayama · 湯川温泉Same area
Sulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Ginzan OnsenYamagata · 銀山温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Echigo Yuzawa OnsenNiigata · 越後湯沢温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Kitsuregawa OnsenTochigi · 喜連川温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Onogawa OnsenYamagata · 小野川温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Yudanaka OnsenNagano · 湯田中温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Iwamuro OnsenNiigata · 岩室温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
和歌山県東牟婁郡那智勝浦町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia

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