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Urabandaikawakami Onsen

Fukushima · 裏磐梯川上温泉

Urabandaikawakami Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Inawashiro Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 20 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.

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

Things to see nearby

Aizuwakamatsu CastleCastle · 22.7 km
Oguni-numa PondLake · 8.9 km
Mount NekomagadakeMountain · 7.1 km
ALTS Bandai Snow ResortSki area · 8.7 km
Nekoma Ski ResortSki area · 6.2 km
Tenjin BeachBeach · 13.6 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 — Inawashiro Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Wasezawa OnsenFukushima · 早稲沢温泉10 km north
Sulfate spring
Nakanosawa OnsenFukushima · 中ノ沢温泉10.2 km east
Chloride spring+2
Ōshiōrabandai OnsenFukushima · 大塩裏磐梯温泉10.4 km west
Chloride spring
Numajiri OnsenFukushima · 沼尻温泉11.4 km east
Sulfur spring
Makukawa OnsenFukushima · 幕川温泉13.6 km east
Simple springSulfur spring
Yokomuki OnsenFukushima · 横向温泉13.7 km east
Simple spring+2

Similar water elsewhere

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

Dōgo OnsenEhime · 道後温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Jōge OnsenMiyagi · 定義温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Shuzenji OnsenShizuoka · 修善寺温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Gero OnsenGifu · 下呂温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
福島県耶麻郡猪苗代町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.6399, 140.1008 — 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.