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Kasugai Onsen

Yamanashi · 春日居温泉

Kasugai Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamanashi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 56.6°C, hot. It measures pH 9.33 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 8,080 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kasugaichō Station (JR)
  2. A short walk

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

Maizuru Castle ParkCastle · 8 km
Takeda ShrineShrine · 8 km
Seihaku-ji TempleTemple · 5.7 km
Senga FallsWaterfall · 13.1 km
Kai Zenkō-ji TempleTemple · 6.1 km
Ichinomiya Asama ShrineShrine · 3.6 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 — Fuefuki CityInns with a private bath — Yamanashi

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Fuefuki City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Isawa OnsenYamanashi · 石和温泉1.3 km west
Simple spring
Hinode OnsenYamanashi · 日の出温泉2.1 km west
Simple spring
Shōtokuji OnsenYamanashi · 正徳寺温泉2.3 km north
Simple spring
Iwashita OnsenYamanashi · 岩下温泉2.7 km north
Simple spring
Hottarakashi OnsenYamanashi · ほったらかし温泉5.1 km north
Simple spring
Kōfu OnsenYamanashi · 甲府温泉8.2 km west
Bicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Komaki OnsenAomori · 古牧温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Yubara OnsenOkayama · 湯原温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Okutsu OnsenOkayama · 奥津温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Yuze OnsenAkita · 湯瀬温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Hakuba-Happo OnsenNagano · 白馬八方温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Mimata OnsenShimane · 美又温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
56.6°C
pH
9.33 (strongly alkaline)
Discharge
8,080 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
山梨県笛吹市春日居町寺本

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.6602, 138.6600 — 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.