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Rindō Onsen

Toyama · 林道温泉

Rindō Onsen is a hot spring town in Toyama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 10.5°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as carbon dioxide spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2½ h

CarTaxi from the station

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Jōhana Station (JR)
2. Taxi, about 5 min

Fly into Kansai (KIX) or Itami. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

The water here

Carbon dioxide spring 二酸化炭素泉

Fine bubbles cling to your skin. Rare in Japan, and usually cooler than other springs.

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.

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

10.5°C

Address in Japanese

富山県南砺市林道

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.4931, 136.9122 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia