Maseguchi Onsen
Maseguchi Onsen is a hot spring town in Niigata, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 45.2°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring.
Getting there
From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
- Train to Nō Station
- Local bus, about 25 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.
Bicarbonate spring
Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.
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
Hot spring towns nearby
Renge OnsenNiigata · 蓮華温泉Same area
Himekawa OnsenNiigata · 姫川温泉Same area
Gamahara OnsenNiigata · 蒲原温泉Same area
Yakeyama OnsenNiigata · 焼山温泉Same area
Sasakura OnsenNiigata · 笹倉温泉Same area
Itoigawa OnsenNiigata · 糸魚川温泉Same area
Similar water elsewhere
Hoshino OnsenNagano · 星野温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Hōheikyō OnsenHokkaido · 豊平峡温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Narada OnsenYamanashi · 奈良田温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Goshiki OnsenYamagata · 五色温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Hanesawa OnsenYamagata · 羽根沢温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Ogawa OnsenToyama · 小川温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 45.2°C
- Address in Japanese
- 新潟県糸魚川市大字柵口
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.