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Yoshii Onsen (Fukuoka)

Fukuoka · 吉井温泉

Yoshii Onsen (Fukuoka) is a hot spring town in Fukuoka, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 36–42°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as iron spring. 3 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 1 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Chikugo-Yoshii Station (JR)
  2. Taxi, about 7 min

Fly into Fukuoka. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

Iron spring

The water here

Iron spring 含鉄泉

Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.

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.

Inns with a private bath — Ukiha City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Ukiha City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Chikugogawa OnsenFukuoka · 筑後川温泉Same area
Sulfur springRadioactive spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Nagahamataikō OnsenShiga · 長浜太閤温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Iwaido OnsenFukushima · 岩井戸温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Nagaragawa OnsenGifu · 長良川温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Kawasakiarima OnsenKanagawa · 川崎有馬温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Jinata OnsenTokyo · 地鉈温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Mitahorashinbutsu OnsenGifu · 三田洞神仏温泉Also iron
Iron spring

The numbers

Water temperature
36–42°C
Inns
3
Address in Japanese
福岡県うきは市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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