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Higashitan Onsen

Toyama · 東谷温泉

Higashitan Onsen is a hot spring town in Toyama, Japan. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Keyakidaira Station

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.

Things to see nearby

Kurobe GorgeGorge · 0.2 km
Mount TateMountain · 9.7 km
Hakuba Happoone Winter ResortSki area · 12.3 km
Oyama ShrineShrine · 10 km
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports ParkSki area · 12.7 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 — Kurobe City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Kurobe City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Babadani OnsenToyama · 祖母谷温泉5.9 km north
Sulfur spring
Meiken OnsenToyama · 名剣温泉6 km north
Sulfur spring
Kanetsuri OnsenToyama · 鐘釣温泉10 km north
Simple spring
JigokudaniToyama · 地獄谷10.5 km southwest
Acidic spring
Mikurigaike OnsenToyama · みくりが池温泉10.6 km southwest
Acidic springSulfur spring
Hakuba Yari OnsenNagano · 白馬鑓温泉11.4 km northeast
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Dōgo OnsenEhime · 道後温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Ogoto OnsenShiga · 雄琴温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Jōge OnsenMiyagi · 定義温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Shuzenji OnsenShizuoka · 修善寺温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sakakibara OnsenMie · 榊原温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Gero OnsenGifu · 下呂温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
富山県、黒部市と立山町の境界未確定地帯

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.6456, 137.6850 — 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.