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Tsumagoi Onsen

Gunma · 嬬恋温泉

Tsumagoi Onsen is a hot spring town in Gunma, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 37.1°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 6.5–6.9 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 172 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here with room for about 20 guests.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Ōmae Station (JR)

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

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

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

More photographs

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

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

37.1°C

pH

6.5–6.9 (close to neutral)

Discharge

172 litres a minute

Inns

1

Guest capacity

20

Address in Japanese

群馬県吾妻郡嬬恋村大前高岩

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia