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Bandai Atami Onsen

Fukushima · 磐梯熱海温泉

Bandai Atami Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 53°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as simple spring and sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Bandai-Atami Station (JR)
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.

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.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

More photographs

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

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

The numbers

Water temperature

53°C

Address in Japanese

福島県郡山市熱海町熱海五丁目26番地（湧出地） / 福島県郡山市熱海町高玉字切払3番地（同）

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.4819, 140.2702 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia