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Oyabu Onsen

Ehime · 小薮温泉

Oyabu Onsen is a hot spring town in Ehime, Japan.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 5 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Iyo-Ōzu Station (JR)
  2. Local bus

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.

The water type for this town has not been identified yet. It is on the list to check.

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

Ōzu CastleCastle · 13.4 km
Mount GozaishoMountain · 3.7 km
Kōshō-ji TempleTemple · 12 km
Ikazaki Kite MuseumMuseum · 9.7 km
Sukunahikona ShrineShrine · 11.2 km
Eitoku-ji TempleTemple · 11.2 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 — Ehime

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Ozu City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Hōsenbō OnsenEhime · 宝泉坊温泉15.1 km southeast
Simple spring
Mochii OnsenKochi · 用井温泉33.2 km south
Simple spring
Tobe OnsenEhime · とべ温泉34.9 km north
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Sadamisakikamegaike OnsenEhime · 佐田岬亀ヶ池温泉36 km west
Chloride spring
Furuiwaya OnsenEhime · 古岩屋温泉36.9 km northeast
Simple spring
Minamidōgo OnsenEhime · 南道後温泉39 km north
Chloride spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
愛媛県大洲市肱川町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

33.4532, 132.6686 — 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.