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Azuki Onsen

Fukushima · 小豆温泉

Azuki Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 58–61°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station
  2. Local bus, about 60 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

Mount Aizu-KomagatakeMountain · 6.7 km
OzenumaLake · 19.6 km
Okutadami Maruyama Ski ResortSki area · 17.8 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 — Minamiaizu Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Tokusa OnsenFukushima · 木賊温泉6.2 km east
Sulfur spring
Hinoemata OnsenFukushima · 檜枝岐温泉7.4 km southwest
Sulfur spring
Yunohana OnsenFukushima · 湯ノ花温泉9.8 km east
Chloride spring
Yunishigawa OnsenTochigi · 湯西川温泉20 km southeast
Simple spring
Kawamata OnsenTochigi · 川俣温泉22.1 km south
Chloride spring
Meotobuchi OnsenTochigi · 女夫渕温泉22.1 km south
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.

Kuronagi OnsenToyama · 黒薙温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Kisosaki OnsenMie · 木曽岬温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Kawazoko OnsenOita · 川底温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Shuzenji OnsenShizuoka · 修善寺温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Gero OnsenGifu · 下呂温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Oigami OnsenGunma · 老神温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
58–61°C
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
福島県南会津郡南会津町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.0777, 139.4185 — 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.