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Kitagō Onsen

Miyazaki · 北郷温泉

Kitagō Onsen is a hot spring town in Miyazaki, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 29–51°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 490 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 4 h

CarTaxi from the station

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Kitagō Station (JR)
2. By car or taxi, about 3 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

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

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

29–51°C

Discharge

490 litres a minute

Address in Japanese

宮崎県日南市北郷町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Miyazaki