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Aonōra Onsen

Toyama · 阿尾の浦温泉

Aonōra Onsen is a hot spring town in Toyama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 55.7°C, hot. It measures pH 7.65 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 85 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Himi Station (JR)
  2. Taxi, about 10 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.

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

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 — Himi City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kōjiro OnsenToyama · 神代温泉Same area
Chloride springIron spring
Iwaido OnsenToyama · 岩井戸温泉Same area
Chloride spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Ōmaki OnsenToyama · 大牧温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Odaitō OnsenHokkaido · 尾岱沼温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Kiyosato OnsenHokkaido · 清里温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Mutsuyatate OnsenAomori · むつ矢立温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Kaminoyu OnsenYamanashi · 神の湯温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Mizuhashi OnsenToyama · 水橋温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
55.7°C
pH
7.65 (mildly alkaline)
Discharge
85 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
富山県氷見市

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.