Katakura Onsen
Katakura Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamaguchi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 20.1°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 7.7 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring.
Getting there
- Train to Tokonami Station (JR)
- Local bus, about 10 min
The water here
Radioactive spring
Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.
Things to see nearby
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 20.1°C
- pH
- 7.7 (mildly alkaline)
- Address in Japanese
- 山口県宇部市西岐波 {{Location map many | Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture | relief = 1 | captio
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
33.9731, 131.2991 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.