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Hōsenbō Onsen

Ehime · 宝泉坊温泉

Hōsenbō Onsen is a hot spring town in Ehime, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 17.3°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 7.3 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 5 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Unomachi 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 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.

More photographs

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

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

Similar water elsewhere

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

The numbers

Water temperature

17.3°C

pH

7.3 (close to neutral)

Inns

1

Address in Japanese

愛媛県西予市城川町高野子

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

33.3648, 132.7920 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia