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Kaigata Onsen

Kagoshima · 海潟温泉

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

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kagoshima‐Chūō Station (Shinkansen)
  2. Local bus, about 20 min

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

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

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Tarumizu City

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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
鹿児島県垂水市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Kagoshima

AkusekijimaKagoshima · 悪石島
Chloride spring
Yunō OnsenKagoshima · 湯之尾温泉
Bicarbonate spring
Kodakara IslandKagoshima · 小宝島
Ibusuki OnsenKagoshima · 指宿温泉
Chloride spring
Kirishima OnsenKagoshima · 霧島温泉郷
Shiobitashi OnsenKagoshima · 塩浸温泉
Bicarbonate spring
Hinatayama OnsenKagoshima · 日当山温泉
Unagi OnsenKagoshima · 鰻温泉
Sulfur spring

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