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Aya Onsen

Miyazaki · 綾温泉

Aya Onsen is a hot spring town in Miyazaki, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 5 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Minami-Miyazaki Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 60 min

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

Chloride 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.

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 — Aya Town

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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.

Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
AkusekijimaKagoshima · 悪石島Also chloride
Chloride spring
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yunotsu OnsenShimane · 温泉津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
宮崎県東諸県郡綾町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Miyazaki

Kyōmachi OnsenMiyazaki · 京町温泉
Simple spring
Aoidake OnsenMiyazaki · 青井岳温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Aoshima Hot spaMiyazaki · 青島温泉
Bicarbonate spring
Kitagō OnsenMiyazaki · 北郷温泉
Bicarbonate spring
Hūgasanpāku OnsenMiyazaki · 日向サンパーク温泉
Chloride spring
Kibana OnsenMiyazaki · 木花温泉
Chloride spring+2
Hōrigawa OnsenMiyazaki · 祝子川温泉
Bicarbonate spring
Takachiho OnsenMiyazaki · 高千穂温泉
Simple spring

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