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Funagoya Onsen
Funagoya Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 19°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as carbon dioxide spring and iron spring.
Getting there
- Train to Chikugo-Funagoya Station (Shinkansen)
- A short walk
The water here
Carbon dioxide spring
Fine bubbles cling to your skin. Rare in Japan, and usually cooler than other springs.
Iron spring
Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 19°C
- Address in Japanese
- 福岡県筑後市
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
33.1834, 130.5063 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.