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Takanabe Onsen

Miyazaki · 高鍋温泉

Takanabe Onsen is a hot spring town in Miyazaki, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 48.4°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and radioactive spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3½ h

CarTaxi from the station

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Takanabe Station (JR)
2. Taxi, about 10 min

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

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.

Radioactive spring 放射能泉

Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Similar water elsewhere

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

The numbers

Water temperature

48.4°C

Address in Japanese

宮崎県児湯郡高鍋町大字上江6900番地

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Miyazaki