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Bansei Onsen
Bansei Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 18°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 7.8 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and iodine spring. Its sources put out around 310 litres a minute.
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.
Iodine spring
Contains iodine and often turns yellowish over time. Uncommon.
More photographs
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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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 18°C
- pH
- 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 310 litres a minute
- Address in Japanese
- 北海道広尾郡大樹町晩成
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
42.5324, 143.4831 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.