Nuruyu Hot-spa (Miyagi)
Nuruyu Hot-spa (Miyagi) is a hot spring town in Miyagi, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.
The water here
Chloride spring
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
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
Yuhama OnsenMiyagi · 湯浜温泉7.2 km northwest
Kurikoma Highland Hot spaMiyagi · くりこま高原温泉郷9.2 km northeast
Onikōbe OnsenMiyagi · 鬼首温泉11.5 km southwest
Sukawa OnsenIwate · 須川温泉12.9 km north
Higashi-Naruko OnsenMiyagi · 東鳴子温泉13.8 km south
Naruko OnsenMiyagi · 鳴子温泉14.4 km south
Similar water elsewhere
Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
AkusekijimaKagoshima · 悪石島Also chloride
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Yunotsu OnsenShimane · 温泉津温泉Also chloride
The numbers
- Address in Japanese
- 宮城県栗原市花山字本沢温湯
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
38.8635, 140.7777 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.