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Henashi

Aomori · みちのく温泉

Henashi is a hot spring town in Aomori, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 60°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and carbon dioxide spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 5 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

Train to Henashi Station (JR)
Walk, about 15 min

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 springCarbon dioxide 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.

Carbon dioxide spring 二酸化炭素泉

Fine bubbles cling to your skin. Rare in Japan, and usually cooler than other springs.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

Things to see nearby

Japan CanyonGorge · 9.8 km

Engaku-ji TempleTemple · 6.5 km

Mount ShirakamiMountain · 16.7 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