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Tosaryū Onsen

Kochi · 土佐龍温泉

Tosaryū Onsen is a hot spring town in Kochi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42.5°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 4½ h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kōchi Station (JR)
  2. By car or taxi, 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.

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.

More photographs

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

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

Onsen inns — Tosa City

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Similar water elsewhere

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

Ōmaki OnsenToyama · 大牧温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Akayu OnsenNiigata · 赤湯温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Aidomari OnsenHokkaido · 相泊温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Hiratanai OnsenHokkaido · 平田内温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Uttō OnsenAkita · 打当温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Hakata OnsenFukuoka · 博多温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
42.5°C
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
高知県土佐市宇佐町竜

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Kochi

Kōchi Sansuien OnsenKochi · 高知三翠園温泉
Chloride spring
Befukyō OnsenKochi · べふ峡温泉
Bicarbonate spring
Ashizuri OnsenKochi · 足摺温泉
Radioactive spring
Umaji OnsenKochi · 馬路温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Yosakoi OnsenKochi · よさこい温泉
Chloride spring
Kitagawa OnsenKochi · 北川温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Matsubakawa OnsenKochi · 松葉川温泉
Sulfur spring
Mochii OnsenKochi · 用井温泉
Simple spring

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.