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Kiyotake Onsen

Miyazaki · 清武温泉

Kiyotake Onsen is a hot spring town in Miyazaki, Japan. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3½ h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kiyotake Station (JR)
  2. By car or taxi, about 5 min

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

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.

Things to see nearby

Miyazaki Prefectural Art MuseumArt museum · 11 km
Miyazaki JingūShrine · 11.6 km
Obi CastleCastle · 24 km
Aoshima ShrineShrine · 10.6 km
Mount WanitsukaMountain · 12.9 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

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 — Miyazaki City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Aoshima Hot spaMiyazaki · 青島温泉10.2 km southeast
Bicarbonate spring
Aoidake OnsenMiyazaki · 青井岳温泉14.1 km west
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Yunomoto OnsenMiyazaki · 湯之元温泉36.3 km west
Bicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

NakatsugawaonsenkuarizōtoyubunesawaGifu · 中津川温泉クアリゾート湯舟沢Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Shishikui OnsenTokushima · 宍喰温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Sugatani OnsenShiga · 須賀谷温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Tsumagoi OnsenGunma · 嬬恋温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Takamine OnsenNagano · 高峰温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Gomi OnsenHokkaido · 五味温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring

The numbers

Inns
1
Address in Japanese
宮崎県宮崎市清武町大字今泉

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

31.8437, 131.3729 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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