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Kamikono Onsen

Wakayama · 上小野温泉

Kamikono Onsen is a hot spring town in Wakayama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 25.3°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 8.1 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Kii-Tanabe Station (JR)
2. Local bus

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

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

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Hot spring towns nearby

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

25.3°C

pH

8.1 (mildly alkaline)

Address in Japanese

和歌山県田辺市中辺路町近露

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia