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Isehara Onsen

Kanagawa · 伊勢原温泉

Isehara Onsen is a hot spring town in Kanagawa, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 17–26°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 1 h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Isehara Station
  2. Local bus, about 10 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.

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

More photographs

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Things to see nearby

Odawara CastleCastle · 22.2 km
Hayato Great FallsWaterfall · 13.6 km
Mount ŌyamaMountain · 5.4 km
Ōyama Afuri ShrineShrine · 4.5 km
Hibita ShrineShrine · 0.6 km
Iiyama Kannon TempleTemple · 8.4 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 — KanagawaInns with a private bath — Kanagawa

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Isehara City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Nanasawa Onsen-kyoKanagawa · 七沢温泉3.1 km north
Simple spring
Koutakuji OnsenKanagawa · 広沢寺温泉3.7 km north
Simple spring
Kabutoyu OnsenKanagawa · かぶと湯温泉4.1 km north
Simple spring
Tsurumaki OnsenKanagawa · 鶴巻温泉4.2 km south
Chloride spring
Iiyama OnsenKanagawa · 飯山温泉6.8 km north
Simple spring
Hanbara OnsenKanagawa · 半原温泉11.9 km north
Sulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Dorogawa OnsenNara · 洞川温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Yunishigawa OnsenTochigi · 湯西川温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Shimobe SpaYamanashi · 下部温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Takedao OnsenHyogo · 武田尾温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
17–26°C
Address in Japanese
神奈川県伊勢原市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.4194, 139.2850 — 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.