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Yukawa Onsen

Wakayama · 湯川温泉

Yukawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Wakayama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 25–60°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Yukawa Station (JR)
  2. Walk, about 20 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.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

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

Nanki-Katsuura OnsenWakayama · 南紀勝浦温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kurokawa OnsenKumamoto · 黒川温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Nozawa OnsenNagano · 野沢温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Onneyu OnsenHokkaido · 温根湯温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Nakabusa OnsenNagano · 中房温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Harazuru OnsenFukuoka · 原鶴温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Babadani OnsenToyama · 祖母谷温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

Water temperature
25–60°C
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

Japanese Wikipedia

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