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Hachimoriisaribionsenhatahatakan

Akita · 八森いさりび温泉 ハタハタ館

Hachimoriisaribionsenhatahatakan is a hot spring town in Akita, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 5 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Akitashirakami Station (JR)
  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.

Chloride 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.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

Japan CanyonGorge · 18.8 km
Mount ShirakamiMountain · 13.4 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

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Akita

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Hot spring towns nearby

Akitashirakami OnsenAkita · あきた白神温泉7.3 km southeast
Simple spring
Funazawa OnsenAkita · 船沢温泉24.6 km south
Chloride spring
HenashiAomori · みちのく温泉25.9 km northwest
Chloride springCarbon dioxide spring
Furofushi OnsenAomori · 黄金崎不老不死温泉27.5 km northwest
Chloride springIron spring
Moritake OnsenAkita · 森岳温泉34.3 km south
Chloride spring
Dake OnsenAomori · 嶽温泉36.1 km northeast
Acidic springSulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Shima OnsenGunma · 四万温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Tamatsukuri OnsenShimane · 玉造温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Atami OnsenShizuoka · 熱海温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Asamushi OnsenAomori · 浅虫温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Yamashiro OnsenIshikawa · 山代温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Sarugakyō OnsenGunma · 猿ヶ京温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring

Where it is

40.3862, 139.9871 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.