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Oginosato Onsen

Oita · 荻の里温泉

Oginosato Onsen is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 33.8°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 50 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Bungo-Ogi 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.

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.

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 — Taketa City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Nagayu OnsenOita · 長湯温泉Same area
Bicarbonate springCarbon dioxide spring
Hokkein OnsenOita · 法華院温泉Same area
Sulfate springSulfur spring
Shichirida OnsenOita · 七里田温泉Same area
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Akagawa OnsenOita · 赤川温泉Same area
Sulfate spring+2
Kujūkōgen OnsenOita · 久住高原温泉Same area
Bicarbonate spring+2
Bengaranoyu OnsenOita · 紅殻之湯温泉Same area
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kasagi OnsenKyoto · 笠置温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Ōtaku no Kuroyu OnsenTokyo · 大田区の黒湯温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Teshiogawa OnsenHokkaido · 天塩川温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Yōrō-keikoku OnsenChiba · 養老渓谷温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Shoya OnsenNagano · 初谷温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Shikotsuko OnsenHokkaido · 支笏湖温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
33.8°C
Discharge
50 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
大分県竹田市荻町

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.