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Nōmizo Onsen

Chiba · 濃溝温泉

Nōmizo Onsen is a hot spring town in Chiba, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 15.5°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 8.63 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Its sources put out around 22 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kazusa-Kameyama Station (JR)
  2. Taxi

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 type for this town has not been identified yet. It is on the list to check.

Things to see nearby

Kururi CastleCastle · 11.3 km
Kyōnin-ji TempleTemple · 8.8 km
Seichō-ji TempleTemple · 8.8 km
Mount AtagoMountain · 10.6 km
Awamata FallsWaterfall · 11.6 km
Tsutsumori ShrineShrine · 9.6 km

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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — Chiba

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Kimitsu City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kameyama OnsenChiba · 亀山温泉4.9 km northeast
Chloride spring+2
Shichirigawa OnsenChiba · 七里川温泉7.6 km northeast
Sulfur spring
Koitogawa OnsenChiba · 小糸川温泉10.5 km northwest
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Soro OnsenChiba · 曽呂温泉11.1 km south
Chloride spring+2
Yōrō-keikoku OnsenChiba · 養老渓谷温泉11.8 km northeast
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Nokogiriyamakanaya OnsenChiba · 鋸山金谷温泉21.7 km west
Chloride spring+2

The numbers

Water temperature
15.5°C
pH
8.63 (mildly alkaline)
Discharge
22 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
〒292-0526 / 千葉県君津市笹1954-17 {{Location map many | Japan Chiba Prefecture | relief

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.1885, 140.0607 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.