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Kirishima Onsen

Kagoshima · 霧島温泉郷

Kirishima Onsen is a hot spring town in Kagoshima, Japan.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Kirishima-Onsen Station (JR)
2. Local bus

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

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

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

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Hot spring towns nearby

The numbers

Address in Japanese

鹿児島県霧島市・湧水町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

31.9000, 130.8300 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia