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Saito Onsen

Miyazaki · さいと温泉

Saito Onsen is a hot spring town in Miyazaki, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 38°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 8.43 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring.

Bicarbonate spring

The water here

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Saito City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Takaya OnsenMiyazaki · 高屋温泉Same area

Chloride springIodine spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Hirado OnsenNagasaki · 平戸温泉Also bicarbonate, similar pH

Bicarbonate spring

Kushima OnsenMiyazaki · 串間温泉Also bicarbonate, similar pH

Bicarbonate spring

Kamikitayama OnsenNara · 上北山温泉Also bicarbonate, similar pH

Bicarbonate spring

Sechibaru OnsenNagasaki · 世知原温泉Also bicarbonate, similar pH

Bicarbonate spring

Kamiyūbetsu OnsenHokkaido · かみゆうべつ温泉Also bicarbonate, similar pH

Bicarbonate spring

Okuine OnsenKyoto · 奥伊根温泉Also bicarbonate, similar pH

Bicarbonate spring

The numbers

Water temperature: 38°C
pH: 8.43 (mildly alkaline)
Address in Japanese: 宮崎県西都市大字調殿1355番地1

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.