Nejime Onsen
Nejime Onsen is a hot spring town in Kagoshima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 32°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 6.8 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 200 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.
The water here
Chloride spring
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.
Where to stay
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 32°C
- pH
- 6.8 (close to neutral)
- Discharge
- 200 litres a minute
- Inns
- 1
- Address in Japanese
- 鹿児島県肝属郡南大隅町根占川南
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
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Other towns in Kagoshima
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.