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Kawaura Onsen

Yamanashi · 川浦温泉

Kawaura Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamanashi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 43.2°C, hot. It measures pH 9.2 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 1 inns take visitors here with room for about 100 guests.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Enzan 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 · 21.9 km
Mount DaibosatsuMountain · 10.5 km
Erin-ji TempleTemple · 8.4 km
Kōgaku-ji TempleTemple · 10.2 km
ShōsenkyōGorge · 17.5 km
Oimatakubo Hachiman ShrineShrine · 11.8 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 — YamanashiInns with a private bath — Yamanashi

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Yamanashi City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Sakeishi OnsenYamanashi · 裂石温泉8.4 km southeast
Simple spring
Hayabusa OnsenYamanashi · はやぶさ温泉8.5 km southwest
Simple spring
Tsuzumigawa OnsenYamanashi · 鼓川温泉10.7 km southwest
Simple spring
Hottarakashi OnsenYamanashi · ほったらかし温泉13.5 km southwest
Simple spring
Shōtokuji OnsenYamanashi · 正徳寺温泉15.2 km southwest
Simple spring
Iwashita OnsenYamanashi · 岩下温泉15.5 km southwest
Simple spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

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
Hakusansuginoko OnsenIshikawa · 白山杉の子温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
43.2°C
pH
9.2 (strongly alkaline)
Inns
1
Guest capacity
100
Address in Japanese
山梨県山梨市三富川浦

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.8002, 138.7475 — 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.