Hinatayama Onsen

Kagoshima · 日当山温泉

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

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

Train to Hinatayama Station (JR)
A short walk

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

The water type for this town has not been identified yet. It is on the list to check.

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

Kagoshima JingūShrine · 1.8 km

Kokubu CastleCastle · 3.1 km

Hiruko ShrineShrine · 0.4 km

Inukai FallsWaterfall · 6.7 km Ryumon FallsWaterfall · 8.1 km

Matsushita Museum of ArtArt museum · 13.8 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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — Kagoshima Inns with a private bath — Kagoshima

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Kagoshima

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Hot spring towns nearby

Shiobitashi OnsenKagoshima · 塩浸温泉8 km north

Bicarbonate spring

Yunotani OnsenKagoshima · 湯之谷温泉16 km northeast

Sulfur spring

Maruo OnsenKagoshima · 丸尾温泉16.5 km northeast

Chloride springSulfur spring

Kirishima OnsenKagoshima · 霧島温泉郷16.9 km northeast

RyokukeitouenKagoshima · 栄之尾温泉17.7 km northeast

Acidic spring

Kurinodake OnsenKagoshima · 栗野岳温泉21.6 km north

Sulfate spring+4

Where it is

31.7628, 130.7536 — open the map

Japanese Wikipedia

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