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Shimonosekitsukuno Onsen

Yamaguchi · 下関つくの温泉

Shimonosekitsukuno Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamaguchi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 28.9°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 9.65 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 4 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Agawa Station (JR)
  2. Many inns send a car to the station — ask when you book

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.

Things to see nearby

Jingū Kōgō ShrineShrine · 5.7 km
Doigahama SiteMuseum · 5.7 kmTenjōga DakeMountain · 14.4 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 — Shimonoseki CityInns with a private bath — Shimonoseki City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Shimonoseki City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Tsubashiki OnsenYamaguchi · 津波敷温泉8.7 km south
Radioactive spring
Yuyawan OnsenYamaguchi · 油谷湾温泉13.1 km east
Simple spring
Ōkawachi OnsenYamaguchi · 大河内温泉15.4 km south
Simple spring
Ichinomata OnsenYamaguchi · 一の俣温泉17.9 km southeast
Sulfur spring
Tawarayama OnsenYamaguchi · 俵山温泉20.1 km east
Simple springIron spring
Kiwado OnsenYamaguchi · 黄波戸温泉22.9 km east
Simple spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Inokura OnsenMie · 猪の倉温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Tamagwa OnsenSaitama · 玉川温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Futakuchi OnsenMiyagi · 二口温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Genjiinomori OnsenFukuoka · 源じいの森温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
28.9°C
pH
9.65 (strongly alkaline)
Address in Japanese
山口県下関市豊北町大字神田2045 {{Location map many | Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture | relief = 1

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.3444, 130.8909 — 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.