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Karatake Onsen

Aomori · 唐竹温泉

Karatake Onsen is a hot spring town in Aomori, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 4 h
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Hiraka Station

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

Chloride springSulfate 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.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

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 — Hirakawa City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Ainori OnsenAomori · 相乗温泉Same area
Chloride springIron spring
Ikarigaseki Onsen VillagesAomori · 碇ヶ関温泉郷Same area
Chloride spring+2
Furutōbe OnsenAomori · 古遠部温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfate spring
Akimoto OnsenAomori · 秋元温泉Same area
Acidic springSulfur spring
Nurukawa OnsenAomori · 温川温泉Same area
Chloride spring
Minamida OnsenAomori · 南田温泉Same area
Chloride spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kirizumi OnsenGunma · 霧積温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Yōrōushi OnsenHokkaido · 養老牛温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Mizunashi-Kaihin OnsenHokkaido · 水無海浜温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Furutōbe OnsenAomori · 古遠部温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Kanose OnsenNiigata · かのせ温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Yunotai OnsenAkita · 湯ノ岱温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring

The numbers

Inns
1
Address in Japanese
青森県平川市唐竹川原田4-3

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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