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Kawakamikyo Onsen

Saga · 川上峡温泉

Kawakamikyo Onsen is a hot spring town in Saga, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 31.6°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 9.12 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. Its sources put out around 140 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Saga Station (JR)
2. Local bus

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

The water here

Radioactive spring 放射能泉

Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.

More photographs

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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

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Hot spring towns nearby

Similar water elsewhere

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

The numbers

Water temperature

31.6°C

pH

9.12 (strongly alkaline)

Discharge

140 litres a minute

Inns

1

Address in Japanese

佐賀県佐賀市大和町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia