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Ten'ei Onsen

Fukushima · 天栄温泉

Ten'ei Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 9°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 3.9 — acidic. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 1½ h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Shin-Shirakawa Station (Shinkansen)
  2. Taxi, about 30 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.

Sulfate spring

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

Things to see nearby

Komine CastleCastle · 16.4 km
Okitsushima ShrineShrine · 9 km
Hokotsuki ShrineShrine · 10.6 km
Mount ŌtoMountain · 18.3 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 — Tenei Village

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Hot spring towns nearby

Hatoriko OnsenFukushima · 羽鳥湖温泉8.6 km southwest
Simple spring
Iwaseyumoto OnsenFukushima · 岩瀬湯本温泉13.3 km west
Chloride springSulfate spring
Futamata OnsenFukushima · 二岐温泉13.9 km west
Sulfate spring
Shinkashi OnsenFukushima · 新甲子温泉14.3 km southwest
Chloride springSulfate spring
Kashi OnsenFukushima · 甲子温泉16.4 km southwest
Sulfate spring
Nasu OnsenkyōTochigi · 那須温泉郷20.6 km southwest
Simple spring+6

Similar water elsewhere

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

Iriomotejima OnsenOkinawa · 西表島温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Yanagida OnsenIshikawa · 柳田温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Matsunoyu OnsenGunma · 松ノ湯温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Ikaho OnsenGunma · 伊香保温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Yugashima OnsenShizuoka · 湯ヶ島温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Yamanaka OnsenIshikawa · 山中温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
9°C
pH
3.9 (acidic)
Address in Japanese
福島県岩瀬郡天栄村

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.2683, 140.1415 — 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.