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Tsunogami Onsen

Niigata · 角神温泉

Tsunogami Onsen is a hot spring town in Niigata, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 40–41°C, comfortably warm. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring. 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.

Bicarbonate springSulfate spring

The water here

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

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.

Inns with a private bath — Niigata

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Aga Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Mikawa OnsenNiigata · 三川温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfate spring
Kirinzan OnsenNiigata · 麒麟山温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfate spring
Kanose OnsenNiigata · かのせ温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfate spring
Mikagura OnsenNiigata · 御神楽温泉Same area
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Shichifuku OnsenNiigata · 七福温泉Same area
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.

Echizenkuriya OnsenFukui · 越前厨温泉Also sulfate and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Gaga OnsenMiyagi · 峩々温泉Also sulfate and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Gūnai OnsenHokkaido · 宮内温泉Also sulfate and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Shintainai OnsenNiigata · 新胎内温泉Also sulfate and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Niseko Higashiyama OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ東山温泉Also sulfate and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Onioshi OnsenGunma · 鬼押温泉Also sulfate and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
40–41°C
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
新潟県東蒲原郡阿賀町鹿瀬

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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