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Shiobitashi Onsen
Shiobitashi Onsen is a hot spring town in Kagoshima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 50°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring.
The water here
Bicarbonate spring
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.
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 50°C
- Address in Japanese
- 鹿児島県霧島市牧園町宿窪田3606番地
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
31.8345, 130.7443 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.