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Handeki Onsen

Gunma · 半出来温泉

Handeki Onsen is a hot spring town in Gunma, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 40.8°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 7.2 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 293 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here with room for about 20 guests.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Fukurogura Station (JR)
2. Walk, about 8 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

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

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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

40.8°C

pH

7.2 (close to neutral)

Discharge

293 litres a minute

Inns

1

Guest capacity

20

Address in Japanese

群馬県吾妻郡嬬恋村

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia