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Nekoma Onsen

Fukushima · 猫魔温泉

Nekoma Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kitakata Station (JR)
  2. By car or taxi

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.

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 — Fukushima

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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

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Fukushima

Iizaka OnsenFukushima · 飯坂温泉
Simple spring
Bandai Atami OnsenFukushima · 磐梯熱海温泉
Simple springSulfur spring
Dake OnsenFukushima · 岳温泉
Acidic spring
Takayu OnsenFukushima · 高湯温泉
Sulfur spring
Higashiyama OnsenFukushima · 東山温泉
Chloride springSulfate spring
Iwaki Yumoto OnsenFukushima · いわき湯本温泉
Chloride spring+2
Bobata OnsenFukushima · 母畑温泉
Radioactive spring
Tsuchiyu OnsenFukushima · 土湯温泉
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring

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