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Yuda Onsen

Yamaguchi · 湯田温泉

Yuda Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamaguchi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 64–73°C, hot. It measures pH 9.14 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Yudaonsen Station (JR)
  2. Walk, about 10 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.

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

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

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

Things to see nearby

Kōnomine CastleCastle · 2.3 km
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of ArtArt museum · 2.3 km
Rurikō-ji TempleTemple · 3.1 km
Noda ShrineShrine · 3.5 km
Kido ShrineShrine · 1.5 km
Jōei-ji TempleTemple · 4.8 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 — YamaguchiInns with a private bath — Yamaguchi

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Yamaguchi City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Narutaki OnsenYamaguchi · 鳴滝温泉7.4 km southeast
Radioactive spring
Yunokuchi OnsenYamaguchi · 湯の口温泉10.3 km west
Yuno OnsenYamaguchi · 湯野温泉21.6 km east
Sulfur springRadioactive spring
Abugawa OnsenYamaguchi · 阿武川温泉21.8 km north
Simple spring
Kusunoki OnsenYamaguchi · くすのき温泉22.2 km southwest
Simple spring
Jiseiji OnsenYamaguchi · 持世寺温泉23.3 km southwest
Radioactive spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Gero OnsenGifu · 下呂温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Ichihino OnsenKagoshima · 市比野温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Hotaka OnsenNagano · 穂高温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Komaki OnsenAomori · 古牧温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
64–73°C
pH
9.14 (strongly alkaline)
Address in Japanese
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Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.1644, 131.4567 — 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.