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Otogawa Onsen

Toyama · 音川温泉

Otogawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Toyama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 36.4°C, comfortably warm. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 57 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Chisato Station (JR)
  2. Taxi, about 15 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.

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

Toyama CastleCastle · 15 km
Ushidake Ski & Spa ResortSki area · 4.6 km
Nishibo ShrineShrine · 9.1 km
Kushida Shrine, ImizuShrine · 9.2 km
Zuisen-ji TempleTemple · 11 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 — Toyama

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Toyama City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yamada OnsenToyama · 山田温泉4 km south
Chloride spring
Terao OnsenToyama · 寺尾温泉4.9 km west
Sulfur spring
Shitanomyō OnsenToyama · 下の茗温泉6.9 km south
Simple spring+2
YudanionsenToyama · 湯谷温泉8.5 km southwest
Chloride springSulfur spring
Shōgawa Onsen VillagesToyama · 庄川温泉郷8.5 km southwest
Bicarbonate spring
Kasuga OnsenToyama · 春日温泉12.6 km southeast
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Jōge OnsenMiyagi · 定義温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Okupirika OnsenHokkaido · 奥美利河温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Maguse OnsenNagano · 馬曲温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Hinode OnsenYamanashi · 日の出温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Wakeugaidani OnsenOkayama · 和気鵜飼谷温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Nakadana OnsenNagano · 中棚温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
36.4°C
Discharge
57 litres a minute
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
富山県富山市婦中町牛滑

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.6127, 137.0756 — 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.