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Koganeyu Onsen
Koganeyu Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 30°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring. 2 inns take visitors here.
Getting there
- Train to Sapporo Station (JR)
- Local bus, about 45 min
The water here
Sulfur spring
The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.
More photographs
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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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 30°C
- Inns
- 2
- Address in Japanese
- 北海道札幌市南区小金湯
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.