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Iizaka Onsen

Fukushima · 飯坂温泉

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

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Iizaka Onsen Station
  2. A short walk

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.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

Things to see nearby

Fukushima CastleCastle · 9.5 km
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of ArtArt museum · 7.1 km
Mount ShinobuMountain · 6.5 km
Jōsen-ji TempleTemple · 0.3 km
Nishine ShrineShrine · 0.5 km
Iō-ji TempleTemple · 1.7 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 City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Anabara OnsenFukushima · 穴原温泉1.8 km northwest
Simple spring
Shiroishiyuzawa OnsenMiyagi · 白石湯沢温泉13.7 km northeast
Sulfate spring
Shinobu OnsenFukushima · 信夫温泉13.7 km southwest
Sulfur spring
Takayu OnsenFukushima · 高湯温泉15.6 km southwest
Sulfur spring
Goshiki OnsenYamagata · 五色温泉17.8 km west
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Nuruyu OnsenFukushima · 微温湯温泉18.2 km southwest
Sulfate 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
福島県福島市飯坂町・飯坂町湯野

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.8319, 140.4544 — open the map

Read more

English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia

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