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Yanagisawa Onsen

Tochigi · 柳沢温泉

Yanagisawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Tochigi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 6.3°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kuroiso Station (JR)
  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.

Chloride springBicarbonate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

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 — Nasu TownInns with a private bath — Tochigi

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Nasu Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Nasu OnsenkyōTochigi · 那須温泉郷Same area
Simple spring+6
Ashino Hot spaTochigi · 芦野温泉Same area
Simple spring
Ōsawa OnsenTochigi · 大沢温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfate spring
NasuonsenkyōTochigi · 北温泉Same area
Simple spring+6
NasuonsenkyōTochigi · 大丸温泉Same area
Simple spring+6
NasuonsenkyōTochigi · 弁天温泉Same area
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.

Kasagi OnsenKyoto · 笠置温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Ōtaku no Kuroyu OnsenTokyo · 大田区の黒湯温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Teshiogawa OnsenHokkaido · 天塩川温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Yōrō-keikoku OnsenChiba · 養老渓谷温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Shoya OnsenNagano · 初谷温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Shikotsuko OnsenHokkaido · 支笏湖温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
6.3°C
Address in Japanese
栃木県那須郡那須町

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.