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Nurukawa Onsen

Aomori · 温川温泉

Nurukawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Aomori, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 58°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

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.

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
Minamida OnsenAomori · 南田温泉Same area
Chloride spring
Daibō OnsenAomori · 大坊温泉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.

Lake Toya Hot SpringHokkaido · 洞爺湖温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Ōmaki OnsenToyama · 大牧温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Akayu OnsenNiigata · 赤湯温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Asarigawa OnsenHokkaido · 朝里川温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yunokuchi OnsenMie · 湯ノ口温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Oga Onsen VillagesAkita · 男鹿温泉郷Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
58°C
Address in Japanese
青森県平川市切明津根川森1-32

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.