Gassanshizu Onsen
Gassanshizu Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamagata, 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
Yanagawa OnsenYamagata · 柳川温泉14.5 km south
Hijiori OnsenYamagata · 肘折温泉19.6 km northeast
Imagami OnsenYamagata · 今神温泉19.9 km northeast
Ringo OnsenYamagata · りんご温泉24.8 km southeast
Yutagawa OnsenYamagata · 湯田川温泉30.1 km northwest
Kusanagi OnsenYamagata · 草薙温泉30.9 km north
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
- 山形県西村山郡西川町志津地区
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
38.4911, 139.9997 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.