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Shinnamari Onsen
Shinnamari Onsen is a hot spring town in Iwate, Japan. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring.
The water here
Sulfate spring
Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.
Things to see nearby
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Namari OnsenIwate · 鉛温泉0.5 km south
Takakurayama OnsenIwate · 高倉山温泉1.4 km southeast
Yamanokami OnsenIwate · 山の神温泉2.4 km south
Ōsawa OnsenIwate · 大沢温泉4.3 km southeast
Watari OnsenIwate · 渡り温泉4.8 km south
Dai OnsenIwate · 台温泉5.6 km southeast
Similar water elsewhere
Ikaho OnsenGunma · 伊香保温泉Also sulfate
Yugashima OnsenShizuoka · 湯ヶ島温泉Also sulfate
Yamanaka OnsenIshikawa · 山中温泉Also sulfate
Minakami OnsenGunma · 水上温泉Also sulfate
Awazu OnsenIshikawa · 粟津温泉Also sulfate
Raiden OnsenHokkaido · 雷電温泉Also sulfate
The numbers
- Address in Japanese
- 岩手県花巻市
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
39.4700, 140.9900 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.