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Hagihonjin Onsen

Yamaguchi · 萩本陣温泉

Hagihonjin Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamaguchi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 29°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 7.5 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3½ h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Higashi-Hagi Station (JR)
  2. Taxi, about 5 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.

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

Things to see nearby

Hagi CastleCastle · 3.4 km
Tōkō-ji TempleTemple · 0.7 km
KasayamaMountain · 4.1 km
Hagi MuseumMuseum · 2.6 km
Kumaya Art MuseumArt museum · 2.1 km
Ensei-ji TempleTemple · 2.3 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 — Hagi CityInns with a private bath — Yamaguchi

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Hagi City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Senshunraku OnsenYamaguchi · 千春楽温泉2.9 km west
Chloride springSulfur spring
Abugawa OnsenYamaguchi · 阿武川温泉8.4 km southeast
Simple spring
Yumen OnsenYamaguchi · 湯免温泉15.8 km southwest
Radioactive spring
Kiwado OnsenYamaguchi · 黄波戸温泉26.4 km west
Simple spring
Ofuku OnsenYamaguchi · 於福温泉27.6 km southwest
Simple spring
Yuda OnsenYamaguchi · 湯田温泉28.1 km south
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.

Kinoe OnsenHiroshima · きのえ温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Echigo Nagano OnsenNiigata · 越後長野温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Ebeotsu Hot spaHokkaido · 江部乙温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Magoshi OnsenNiigata · 馬越温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Igidani OnsenHyogo · 生谷温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Nejime OnsenKagoshima · 根占温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
29°C
pH
7.5 (close to neutral)
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
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Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.4152, 131.4189 — 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.