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Natsuse Onsen

Akita · 夏瀬温泉

Natsuse Onsen is a hot spring town in Akita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 41°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 8.1 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Tazawako Station (Shinkansen)
2. A short walk

Fly into Haneda or Narita. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

The numbers

Water temperature

41°C

pH

8.1 (mildly alkaline)

Inns

1

Address in Japanese

秋田県仙北市田沢湖卒田字夏瀬

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

39.6299, 140.6995 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia