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Oigami Onsen

Gunma · 老神温泉

Oigami Onsen is a hot spring town in Gunma, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 61.5°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 13 inns take visitors here. About 165,355 people a year come to bathe.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Numata Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 40 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.

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

More photographs

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Things to see nearby

Fukiware FallsWaterfall · 3.5 km
Numata CastleCastle · 15.4 km
Mount HotakaMountain · 16.4 km
Snow Par Ogna HotakaSki area · 12.3 km
ÇA ET LÀ SKI RESORT OZESki area · 12.4 km
Lake SaiLake · 18.6 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

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 — GunmaInns with a private bath — Gunma

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Numata City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Katashina OnsenGunma · 片品温泉15.7 km north
Bicarbonate spring
Oze Tokura OnsenGunma · 尾瀬戸倉温泉18.7 km north
Chloride springSulfate spring
Akagi Onsen VillagesGunma · 赤城温泉郷19.7 km south
Bicarbonate spring+2
Namezawa OnsenGunma · 奈女沢温泉19.8 km northwest
Sulfate springRadioactive spring
Kamimoku OnsenGunma · 上牧温泉21.6 km west
Chloride springSulfate spring
Shikishima OnsenGunma · 敷島温泉22 km southwest
Simple spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Unazuki OnsenToyama · 宇奈月温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Yunokami OnsenFukushima · 湯野上温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Shuzenji OnsenShizuoka · 修善寺温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Gero OnsenGifu · 下呂温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Yuda OnsenYamaguchi · 湯田温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
61.5°C
Inns
13
Visitors a year
165,355
Address in Japanese
群馬県沼田市利根町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.6711, 139.2097 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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