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Futsukaichi Onsen
Futsukaichi Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukuoka, Japan. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. 7 inns take visitors here.
Getting there
- Train to Futsukaichi Station (JR)
- Walk, about 10 min
The water here
Radioactive spring
Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.
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
- Inns
- 7
- Address in Japanese
- 福岡県筑紫野市
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
33.4919, 130.5132 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.