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Daibō Onsen

Aomori · 大坊温泉

Daibō Onsen is a hot spring town in Aomori, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 61°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 4 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Tachita Station
  2. A short walk

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 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.

Things to see nearby

Hirosaki CastleCastle · 7.8 km
Saruga ShrineShrine · 5.4 km
Kanehiranari-enGarden · 9.1 km
Saishō-in TempleTemple · 6.9 km
Hirosaki Tōshō-gūShrine · 7.1 km
Daien-ji TempleTemple · 6.1 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 — Hirakawa City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Sakaizeki OnsenAomori · 境関温泉6 km northwest
Owani OnsenAomori · 大鰐温泉6.1 km southeast
Chloride springSulfate spring
Nuruyu OnsenAomori · 温湯温泉11.2 km east
Chloride spring
Ochiai OnsenAomori · 落合温泉12 km east
Chloride springSulfate spring
Itadome OnsenAomori · 板留温泉12.4 km east
Chloride springSulfate spring
Ikarigaseki Onsen VillagesAomori · 碇ヶ関温泉郷13 km southeast
Chloride spring+2

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
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Wakura OnsenIshikawa · 和倉温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Katayamazu OnsenIshikawa · 片山津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Atagawa OnsenShizuoka · 熱川温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
61°C
Address in Japanese
青森県平川市大坊竹内28-1

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

40.5713, 140.5428 — 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.