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Kawasakiarima Onsen

Kanagawa · 川崎有馬温泉

Kawasakiarima Onsen is a hot spring town in Kanagawa, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 20.9°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 6.5 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as iron spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 1 h

CarNot needed

JR PassNot a JR line

1. Train to Saginuma Station
2. Local bus, about 25 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.

The water here

Iron spring 含鉄泉

Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

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

20.9°C

pH

6.5 (close to neutral)

Inns

1

Address in Japanese

神奈川県川崎市宮前区東有馬

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.5718, 139.5863 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia