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Oirasekeiryū Onsen

Aomori · 奥入瀬渓流温泉

Oirasekeiryū Onsen is a hot spring town in Aomori, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring. 9 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 4½ h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

Train to Hachinohe Station (Shinkansen)
Local bus, about 80 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 springBicarbonate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

Things to see nearby

Matsumi FallsWaterfall · 7.8 km

Shichinohe CastleCastle · 18.6 km

Towada mountainMountain · 15.1 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 — Towada City