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Yunotsu Onsen

Shimane · 温泉津温泉

Yunotsu Onsen is a hot spring town in Shimane, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 4 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Yunotsu Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 8 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.

Chloride 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.

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

Yamabuki CastleCastle · 7.4 km
Nima Sand MuseumMuseum · 7.5 km
Sahimeyama ShrineShrine · 7.4 km
Takano-ji TempleTemple · 8 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

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 — ShimaneInns with a private bath — Oda City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Oda City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yudani OnsenShimane · 湯谷温泉13.3 km southeast
Chloride spring
Yugakai OnsenShimane · 湯抱温泉20 km east
Chloride spring
Arifuku OnsenShimane · 有福温泉22.1 km southwest
Simple spring
Mimata OnsenShimane · 美又温泉24.7 km southwest
Simple spring
Asahi OnsenShimane · 旭温泉24.8 km south
Simple spring
Sanbe OnsenShimane · 三瓶温泉25.3 km east
Chloride springIron spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
AkusekijimaKagoshima · 悪石島Also chloride
Chloride spring
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Wakura OnsenIshikawa · 和倉温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
島根県大田市温泉津町 {{Location map many | Japan Shimane Prefecture | relief = 1 | caption

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.0965, 132.3500 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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