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Kanose Onsen

Niigata · かのせ温泉

Kanose Onsen is a hot spring town in Niigata, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 58°C, hot. It measures pH 6.4 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 234 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h

CarTaxi from the station

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Kanose Station (JR)
2. By car or taxi, about 5 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

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.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

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

58°C

pH

6.4 (close to neutral)

Discharge

234 litres a minute

Inns

1

Address in Japanese

新潟県東蒲原郡阿賀町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia