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Yoshikawa Onsen

Saitama · 吉川温泉

Yoshikawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Saitama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 43.6°C, hot. It measures pH 7.4 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 1,200 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Tokyounder 1 h

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Yoshikawa Station (JR)
2. A short walk

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.

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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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

43.6°C

pH

7.4 (close to neutral)

Discharge

1,200 litres a minute

Address in Japanese

埼玉県吉川市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Saitama