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Yahata Onsen Villages
Yahata Onsen Villages is a hot spring town in Okayama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 27°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 8.6 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 4,170 litres a minute.
Getting there
- Train to Fukuwatari Station (JR)
- A short walk
The water here
Simple spring
Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.
More photographs
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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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 27°C
- pH
- 8.6 (mildly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 4,170 litres a minute
- Address in Japanese
- 岡山県岡山市北区建部町建部上 {{Location map many | Japan Okayama Prefecture | relief = 1 | cap
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.