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Miyayama Onsen

Gunma · 宮山温泉

Miyayama Onsen is a hot spring town in Gunma, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 23.1°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 8.5 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Numata Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 20 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 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.

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 — Kawaba Village

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kawaba OnsenGunma · 川場温泉Same area
Simple spring
Sakurakawa OnsenGunma · 桜川温泉Same area
Simple spring
Shiogawara OnsenGunma · 塩河原温泉Same area

Similar water elsewhere

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

Sarufutsu OnsenHokkaido · さるふつ温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Ejio OnsenYamaguchi · 江汐湖温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Jūmaisō OnsenYamanashi · 十枚荘温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Monbetsu OnsenHokkaido · 門別温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Yamada OnsenToyama · 山田温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Wajima OnsenIshikawa · 輪島温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
23.1°C
pH
8.5 (mildly alkaline)
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
群馬県利根郡川場村生品

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.