Kaimon hot spring

海門温泉かいもんおんせん

Other
Kyushu & Okinawa·Oita

Day Use

Yes

Bathing & Water

OnsenYes

Uses natural hot spring water

海門温泉

Kaimon Onsen

Operated by · 豊後高田市観光まちづくり株式会社

Sampled at wellhead
Chloride
Classification

Sodium-Magnesium Chloride spring

A sodium-magnesium chloride spring labeled 'kyo-ensen' (strong-salt) on the certificate — at 24.45 g/kg total dissolved it approaches ocean salinity. Clear at the wellhead but with a forceful salty-bitter taste and a faint iron note; the lab sample yellows and turns slightly cloudy within hours. Neutral pH, hypertonic, with a generous 168.5 mg/kg of metasilicic acid — bathers leave with a thick mineral coating clinging to the skin.

pH
6.20
Neutral
Source temperature
40.8°C
Warm
Tonicity
24.45g/kg
Hypertonic
Free CO₂
489mg/kg
Typical
Free H₂S
0.01mg/kg
Low
Color
colorless and clear
Taste
strongly salty, moderately bitter
Odor
very faint metallic
Highlights
  • Strong salt
  • High silica

Analyzed Apr 17, 2023·大分県衛生環境研究センター·Cert no. 衛理研第242号の1

Programs

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Sergey M
1 year ago

488. Kaimon hot spring, Oita An old-school onsen for 350 in the middle of nowhere. Operating hours 15:00 to 20:00 (closed Wed and Thu). A very lively and friendly grandma was working there. They stamp the 88 Kyushu Onsens passport. Indoor bath with cloudy brown-white water, iron smell. Temperature around 40 degrees. Breathing inside is good. 05.04.2025