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Hamawaki Onsen

Oita · 浜脇温泉

Hamawaki Onsen is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaunder 1 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Beppu Station (JR)
  2. Walk, about 20 min

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

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

Things to see nearby

Funai CastleCastle · 10.1 km
Yusuhara HachimangūShrine · 5.2 km
Mount TakasakiMountain · 2.4 km
Ōita Art MuseumArt museum · 10.1 km
Hachiman Asami ShrineShrine · 1.3 km
Lake KagurameLake · 4.5 km

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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — OitaInns with a private bath — Oita

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Oita

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Hot spring towns nearby

Beppu OnsenOita · 別府温泉1.4 km northwest
Chloride spring+4
Tsukahara OnsenOita · 塚原温泉9.4 km northwest
Sulfate springIron spring
Yufuin OnsenOita · 由布院温泉13.1 km west
Simple spring
Yunohira OnsenOita · 湯平温泉19.1 km southwest
Chloride springSulfate spring
Yamaga OnsenOita · 山香温泉20.9 km north
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Nagayu OnsenOita · 長湯温泉25.9 km southwest
Bicarbonate springCarbon dioxide spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Dōgo OnsenEhime · 道後温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Jōge OnsenMiyagi · 定義温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Shuzenji OnsenShizuoka · 修善寺温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Gero OnsenGifu · 下呂温泉Also simple
Simple spring

Where it is

33.2700, 131.5091 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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