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Izura Onsen

Ibaraki · 五浦温泉

Izura Onsen is a hot spring town in Ibaraki, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 2 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Ōtsukō Station (JR)
  2. Taxi, about 5 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.

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

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

Onsen inns — Kitaibaraki City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Isohara OnsenIbaraki · 磯原温泉Same area
Chloride spring+2
Hirakatakō OnsenIbaraki · 平潟港温泉Same area
Chloride spring
Yunoami OnsenIbaraki · 湯ノ網温泉Same area
Chloride 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.

Tsurumaki OnsenKanagawa · 鶴巻温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Shiriyaki OnsenGunma · 尻焼温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Kawamata OnsenTochigi · 川俣温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yunokuchi OnsenMie · 湯ノ口温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Furusato OnsenKagoshima · 古里温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Makubetsu OnsenHokkaido · 幕別温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Inns
2
Address in Japanese
茨城県北茨城市大津町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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