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Harazuru Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 40–60°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring. 23 inns take visitors here.
The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.
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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.


Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.



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