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Nakatōya Onsen
Nakatōya Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 39.8°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 8.77 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 80 litres a minute.
Getting there
- Train to Datemombetsu Station (JR)
- By car or taxi, about 30 min
The water here
Sulfate spring
Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.
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
- Water temperature
- 39.8°C
- pH
- 8.77 (mildly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 80 litres a minute
- Address in Japanese
- 北海道有珠郡壮瞥町字仲洞爺30-11 {{Location map many | Japan Hokkaido#Hokkaido South | relief
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
42.6133, 140.9166 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.