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Shibi Onsen

Kagoshima · 紫尾温泉

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

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Sendai Station (Shinkansen)
  2. Local bus, about 40 min

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

Sulfur spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

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.

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

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Satsuma Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Miyanojō OnsenKagoshima · 宮之城温泉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.

Yūdoku OnsenHokkaido · 有毒温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Bessho OnsenNagano · 別所温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Hirugami OnsenNagano · 昼神温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Kurokawa OnsenKumamoto · 黒川温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Togura-Kamiyamada OnsenNagano · 戸倉上山田温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Takamagahara OnsenToyama · 高天原温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
鹿児島県薩摩郡さつま町

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.