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Osakaonsengō
Osakaonsengō is a hot spring town in Gifu, Japan. Officially the water is classed as carbon dioxide spring.
The water here
Carbon dioxide spring
Fine bubbles cling to your skin. Rare in Japan, and usually cooler than other springs.
Things to see nearby
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
The numbers
- Address in Japanese
- ・岐阜県下呂市小坂地域
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
35.9109, 137.3133 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.