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Nyuto Spa Resort

Akita · 乳頭温泉郷

Nyuto Spa Resort is a hot spring town in Akita, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring, sulfate spring, sulfur spring and radioactive spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 4 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

Train to Tazawako Station (Shinkansen)
Local bus, about 55 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 springSulfur springRadioactive 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.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

Radioactive spring 放射能泉

Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

Akita-KomagatakeMountain · 4.8 km

Tazawako Ski AreaSki area · 4.5 km Shizukuishi Ski ResortSki area · 11.1 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 — Akita