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Sakaizeki Onsen

Aomori · 境関温泉

Sakaizeki Onsen is a hot spring town in Aomori, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 46.1°C, hot.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 5 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Hirosaki Station (JR)
  2. Local bus

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

The water type for this town has not been identified yet. It is on the list to check.

Things to see nearby

Hirosaki CastleCastle · 3.5 km
Saruga ShrineShrine · 5 km
Mount IwakiMountain · 17.1 km
Hirosaki Tōshō-gūShrine · 2.6 km
Saishō-in TempleTemple · 3.7 km
Kanehiranari-enGarden · 8.1 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

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.

Inns with a private bath — Aomori

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Hirosaki City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Daibō OnsenAomori · 大坊温泉6 km southeast
Chloride spring
Takamasu OnsenAomori · 高増温泉11.4 km north
Chloride spring
Owani OnsenAomori · 大鰐温泉12.1 km southeast
Chloride springSulfate spring
Hyakuzawa OnsenAomori · 百沢温泉13.6 km west
Chloride springSulfate spring
Nuruyu OnsenAomori · 温湯温泉13.8 km east
Chloride spring
Namioka OnsenAomori · 浪岡温泉13.8 km northeast
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
46.1°C
Address in Japanese
青森県弘前市境関亥ノ宮15-2

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

40.6161, 140.5035 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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