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Eniwa Onsen

Hokkaido · 恵庭温泉

Eniwa Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 1 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Eniwa Station (JR)
  2. Walk, about 20 min

Fly into New Chitose. 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 — HokkaidoInns with a private bath — Hokkaido

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Eniwa City

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Similar water elsewhere

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

Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
AkusekijimaKagoshima · 悪石島Also chloride
Chloride spring
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yunotsu OnsenShimane · 温泉津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
北海道恵庭市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Hokkaido

Yūdoku OnsenHokkaido · 有毒温泉
Sulfur spring
Noboribetsu OnsenHokkaido · 登別温泉
Chloride spring+5
Toyotomi OnsenHokkaido · 豊富温泉
Chloride spring+2
Jōzankei OnsenHokkaido · 定山渓温泉
Chloride spring
Tenninkyō OnsenHokkaido · 天人峡温泉
Chloride spring+2
Tokachigawa OnsenHokkaido · 十勝川温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Onneyu OnsenHokkaido · 温根湯温泉
Sulfur spring
Sounkyo OnsenHokkaido · 層雲峡温泉
Sulfur spring

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.