Daishindochinetsu Onsen
Daishindochinetsu Onsen is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 50°C, hot. It measures pH 8.4 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 17,235 litres a minute.
The water here
Chloride spring
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
Bicarbonate spring
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.
Where to stay
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 50°C
- pH
- 8.4 (mildly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 17,235 litres a minute
- Address in Japanese
- 大分県大分市内各地
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
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Other towns in Oita
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.