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Fukiage Onsen

Kagoshima · 吹上温泉

Fukiage Onsen is a hot spring town in Kagoshima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 43°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Ijūin Station (JR)
  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.

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 — Hioki City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yunomoto OnsenKagoshima · 湯之元温泉Same area
Simple springSulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Takamagahara OnsenToyama · 高天原温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Nikkō Yumoto OnsenTochigi · 日光湯元温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Sumatakyō OnsenShizuoka · 寸又峡温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Yachi OnsenAomori · 谷地温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Yumata OnsenNagano · 湯俣温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Noji OnsenFukushima · 野地温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

Water temperature
43°C
Address in Japanese
鹿児島県日置市吹上町湯之浦

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.