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Niitsuru Onsen

Fukushima · 新鶴温泉

Niitsuru Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 45.6°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 300 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Negishi Station (JR)
  2. Walk, 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 · 10.8 km
Isasumi ShrineShrine · 6.5 km
Shōjō-ji TempleTemple · 8 km
Mount IimoriMountain · 12.9 km
Ryūkō-ji TempleTemple · 5.7 km
Kogaikuni ShrineShrine · 11.4 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.

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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Hot spring towns nearby

Yanaizu OnsenFukushima · 柳津温泉7.9 km west
Chloride spring
Aizuhongō OnsenFukushima · 会津本郷温泉11 km southeast
Chloride springSulfate spring
Nishiyama OnsenFukushima · 西山温泉12 km southwest
Chloride springSulfur spring
Higashiyama OnsenFukushima · 東山温泉13.7 km east
Chloride springSulfate spring
Miyashita OnsenFukushima · 宮下温泉14.6 km west
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Ashinomaki OnsenFukushima · 芦ノ牧温泉18.5 km southeast
Chloride spring

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
Isawa OnsenYamanashi · 石和温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sandogoya OnsenTochigi · 三斗小屋温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Kakeyu OnsenNagano · 鹿教湯温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Komaki OnsenAomori · 古牧温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Yubara OnsenOkayama · 湯原温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
45.6°C
Discharge
300 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
福島県大沼郡会津美里町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.5100, 139.8100 — 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.