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Sarugakyō Onsen

Gunma · 猿ヶ京温泉

Sarugakyō Onsen is a hot spring town in Gunma, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42–58°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Jōmō-Kōgen Station (Shinkansen)
2. Local bus, 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.

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.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

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.

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

42–58°C

Address in Japanese

群馬県利根郡みなかみ町猿ヶ京温泉

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.7306, 138.8928 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia