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Ōshiōrabandai Onsen

Fukushima · 大塩裏磐梯温泉

Ōshiōrabandai Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 40–52°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 2 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kitakata Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 25 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 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.

Things to see nearby

Aizuwakamatsu CastleCastle · 20.8 km
Oguni-numa PondLake · 5.7 km
Mount NekomagadakeMountain · 7.3 km
ALTS Bandai Snow ResortSki area · 10.3 km
Nekoma Ski ResortSki area · 6.4 km
Enichi-ji TempleTemple · 11.2 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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — FukushimaInns with a private bath — Fukushima

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Kitashiobara Village

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Hot spring towns nearby

Wasezawa OnsenFukushima · 早稲沢温泉9.4 km northeast
Sulfate spring
Urabandaikawakami OnsenFukushima · 裏磐梯川上温泉10.4 km east
Simple spring
Atsushio OnsenFukushima · 熱塩温泉11.4 km northwest
Chloride spring
Nitchū OnsenFukushima · 日中温泉11.7 km northwest
Bicarbonate spring
Shirabu OnsenYamagata · 白布温泉17 km northeast
Chloride spring
Shintakayu OnsenYamagata · 新高湯温泉17.1 km northeast
Sulfate 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.

Yunokuchi OnsenMie · 湯ノ口温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Furusato OnsenKagoshima · 古里温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Makubetsu OnsenHokkaido · 幕別温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yaizu OnsenShizuoka · 焼津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Odaitō OnsenHokkaido · 尾岱沼温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yudan OnsenAomori · 湯段温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
40–52°C
Inns
2
Address in Japanese
福島県耶麻郡北塩原村

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.6689, 139.9880 — 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.