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Jinzū Onsen

Wakayama · 神通温泉

Jinzū Onsen is a hot spring town in Wakayama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 21.2°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 10.5 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring. Its sources put out around 48 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 1½ h

CarNot needed

JR PassNot a JR line

1. Train to Kokawa 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.

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

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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.

The numbers

Water temperature

21.2°C

pH

10.5 (strongly alkaline)

Discharge

48 litres a minute

Address in Japanese

和歌山県紀の川市神通

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Wakayama