Washikura Onsen
Washikura Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 60.2–69°C, hot. It measures pH 2.7–6.5 — acidic. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring, iron spring, acidic spring and sulfur spring. Its sources put out around 100 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here with room for about 135 guests.
The water here
Sulfate spring
Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.
Iron spring
Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.
Acidic spring
Strongly acidic, sometimes below pH 2. It stings on cuts and is not for long soaks.
Sulfur spring
The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.
Things to see nearby
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 60.2–69°C
- pH
- 2.7–6.5 (acidic)
- Discharge
- 100 litres a minute
- Inns
- 1
- Guest capacity
- 135
- Address in Japanese
- 福島県福島市土湯温泉町字鷲倉山
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
37.6686, 140.2606 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.