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Yunoko Onsen

Kumamoto · 湯の児温泉

Yunoko Onsen is a hot spring town in Kumamoto, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Minamata Station
  2. A short walk

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

Chloride springBicarbonate spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — KumamotoInns with a private bath — Kumamoto

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Minamata City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yunotsuru OnsenKumamoto · 湯の鶴温泉Same area
Sulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Ureshino OnsenSaga · 嬉野温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Hijiori OnsenYamagata · 肘折温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Minoh OnsenOsaka · 箕面温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Totsukawa OnsenNara · 十津川温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Hoshino OnsenNagano · 星野温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Hirayu OnsenGifu · 平湯温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
熊本県水俣市

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.