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Myōken Onsen

Kagoshima · 妙見温泉

Myōken Onsen is a hot spring town in Kagoshima, Japan. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kareigawa Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 13 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.

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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — Kirishima CityInns with a private bath — Kirishima City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Kirishima City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kirishima OnsenKagoshima · 霧島温泉郷Same area
Shiobitashi OnsenKagoshima · 塩浸温泉Same area
Bicarbonate spring
Maruo OnsenKagoshima · 丸尾温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfur spring
RyokukeitouenKagoshima · 栄之尾温泉Same area
Acidic spring
Yunotani OnsenKagoshima · 湯之谷温泉Same area
Sulfur spring
Kirishimajingū OnsenKagoshima · 霧島神宮温泉Same area
Sulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Tsunashima OnsenKanagawa · 綱島温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Takeo OnsenSaga · 武雄温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Yunō OnsenKagoshima · 湯之尾温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Tateyama OnsenToyama · 立山温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Nitchū OnsenFukushima · 日中温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Yabuzuka OnsenGunma · 藪塚温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
鹿児島県霧島市隼人町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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