Akusekijima
Akusekijima is a hot spring town in Kagoshima, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.
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.
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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
Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Yunotsu OnsenShimane · 温泉津温泉Also chloride
Wakura OnsenIshikawa · 和倉温泉Also chloride
Where it is
29.4517, 129.6011 — open the map
Read more
English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia
Other towns in Kagoshima
Yunō OnsenKagoshima · 湯之尾温泉
Kodakara IslandKagoshima · 小宝島
Ibusuki OnsenKagoshima · 指宿温泉
Kirishima OnsenKagoshima · 霧島温泉郷
Shiobitashi OnsenKagoshima · 塩浸温泉
Hinatayama OnsenKagoshima · 日当山温泉
Unagi OnsenKagoshima · 鰻温泉
Myōken OnsenKagoshima · 妙見温泉
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.