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Nishinoichi Onsen

Yamaguchi · 西ノ市温泉

Nishinoichi Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamaguchi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 18.1°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 9 — strongly alkaline.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 4 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Ozuki 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.

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

The numbers

Water temperature

18.1°C

pH

9 (strongly alkaline)

Address in Japanese

山口県下関市豊田町大字中村876-4 {{Location map many | Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture | relief = 1

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.1983, 131.0768 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia