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Hakusansuginoko Onsen

Ishikawa · 白山杉の子温泉

Hakusansuginoko Onsen is a hot spring town in Ishikawa, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 43.7°C, hot. It measures pH 9.2 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 193 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kanazawa Station (Shinkansen)
  2. Local bus, about 60 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.

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

Torigoe CastleCastle · 5.3 km
Shirayama Hime ShrineShrine · 11.5 km
Mount OizuruMountain · 13.9 km
Hakusan Ichirino Onsen Ski ResortSki area · 9.9 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 — IshikawaInns with a private bath — Hakusan City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Hakusan City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kawachisenjō OnsenIshikawa · 河内千丈温泉3.8 km northeast
Simple spring
Hakusan Ichirino OnsenIshikawa · 白山一里野温泉9.9 km southeast
Chloride spring
Shin Iwama OnsenIshikawa · 新岩間温泉13.2 km southeast
Tatsunokuchi OnsenIshikawa · 辰口温泉15.3 km northwest
Chloride spring
Awazu OnsenIshikawa · 粟津温泉17.6 km west
Sulfate spring
Yuwaku OnsenIshikawa · 湯涌温泉20 km northeast
Chloride springSulfate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kawaura OnsenYamanashi · 川浦温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Setose OnsenHokkaido · 瀬戸瀬温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Tsukiori OnsenIbaraki · 月居温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Maruseppu OnsenHokkaido · 丸瀬布温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Takasu OnsenFukui · 鷹巣温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Tobaohama OnsenMie · 鳥羽小浜温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
43.7°C
pH
9.2 (strongly alkaline)
Discharge
193 litres a minute
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
石川県白山市佐良タ121

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.3321, 136.6427 — 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.