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Hōrigawa Onsen
Hōrigawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Miyazaki, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 33.2°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 7.67 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring.
The water here
Bicarbonate spring
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.
Where to stay
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 33.2°C
- pH
- 7.67 (mildly alkaline)
- Address in Japanese
- 宮崎県延岡市北川町川内名10358-10
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
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Other towns in Miyazaki
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.