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Itamuro Onsen

Tochigi · 板室温泉

Itamuro Onsen is a hot spring town in Tochigi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 31–49°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. 17 inns take visitors here with room for about 1,000 guests. About 120,000 people a year come to bathe.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2½ h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Kuroiso Station (JR)
2. Local bus, about 50 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.

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

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

31–49°C

Inns

17

Guest capacity

1,000

Visitors a year

120,000

Address in Japanese

栃木県那須塩原市板室

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia