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Hōshi Onsen
Hōshi Onsen is a hot spring town in Gunma, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42.7°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 155 litres a minute.
Getting there
- Train to Jōmō-Kōgen Station (Shinkansen)
- Local bus, about 35 min
The water here
Sulfate spring
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 42.7°C
- Discharge
- 155 litres a minute
- Address in Japanese
- 群馬県利根郡みなかみ町永井
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
36.7441, 138.8302 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.