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Sanbe Onsen

Shimane · 三瓶温泉

Sanbe Onsen is a hot spring town in Shimane, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 34.8–42°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and iron spring. Its sources put out around 2,500 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 5 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Ōdashi Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 40 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 springIron 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.

Iron spring 含鉄泉

Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

Mononobe ShrineShrine · 11.1 km
Yamabuki CastleCastle · 17.9 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

Chihara OnsenShimane · 千原温泉4.3 km southeast
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Yugakai OnsenShimane · 湯抱温泉5.8 km southwest
Chloride spring
Yudani OnsenShimane · 湯谷温泉20.4 km southwest
Chloride spring
Yunotsu OnsenShimane · 温泉津温泉25.3 km west
Chloride spring
Izumoyumura OnsenShimane · 出雲湯村温泉27.7 km northeast
Simple spring
Yunokawa Onsen (Shimane)Shimane · 湯の川温泉37.6 km northeast
Chloride springSulfate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Furofushi OnsenAomori · 黄金崎不老不死温泉Also iron and chloride
Chloride springIron spring
Koakasawa OnsenNagano · 小赤沢温泉Also iron and chloride
Chloride springIron spring
Kōjiro OnsenToyama · 神代温泉Also iron and chloride
Chloride springIron spring
Niseko Yakushi OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ薬師温泉Also iron and chloride
Chloride springIron spring
Akinomiya Hot SpringsAkita · 秋ノ宮温泉郷Also iron and chloride
Chloride springIron spring
Ainori OnsenAomori · 相乗温泉Also iron and chloride
Chloride springIron spring

The numbers

Water temperature
34.8–42°C
Discharge
2,500 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
島根県大田市 {{Location map many | Japan Shimane Prefecture | relief = 1 | caption = |

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.1178, 132.6273 — 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.