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Arimura Onsen

Kagoshima · 有村温泉

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

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

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 City

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Where to stay

Onsen inns — Kagoshima City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Furusato OnsenKagoshima · 古里温泉Same area
Chloride spring
Kagoshimashigaichino OnsenKagoshima · 鹿児島市街地の温泉Same area
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
AkusekijimaKagoshima · 悪石島Also chloride
Chloride spring
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yunotsu OnsenShimane · 温泉津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
鹿児島県鹿児島市有村町（桜島南東部海岸沿い）

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia

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