Hayashi Onsen
Hayashi Onsen is a hot spring town in Gunma, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 75°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.
Getting there
From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
- Train to Kawarayu-Onsen Station (JR)
- Taxi, about 5 min
The water here
Chloride spring
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.
Where to stay
Similar water elsewhere
Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Wakura OnsenIshikawa · 和倉温泉Also chloride
Katayamazu OnsenIshikawa · 片山津温泉Also chloride
Atagawa OnsenShizuoka · 熱川温泉Also chloride
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 75°C
- Address in Japanese
- 群馬県吾妻郡長野原町林
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
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Other towns in Gunma
Kusatsu OnsenGunma · 草津温泉
Ikaho OnsenGunma · 伊香保温泉
Shima OnsenGunma · 四万温泉
Manza OnsenGunma · 万座温泉
Oigami OnsenGunma · 老神温泉
Sarugakyō OnsenGunma · 猿ヶ京温泉
Minakami OnsenGunma · 水上温泉
Isobe OnsenGunma · 磯部温泉
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.