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Iwato Onsen

岩戸温泉いわとおんせん

Lodging
Kyushu & Okinawa·Kagoshima

Day Use

Yes
06:30–22:00

except for the first Tuesday of the month

¥400

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

国分5号

Kokubu No. 5

Operated by · 岩戸温泉 (一般公衆浴場)

Bicarbonate
Color
colorless and transparent
Taste
tasteless
Odor
odorless

Sodium Bicarbonate spring

pH 7.9Weakly alkalineHot source · 55°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint1.6 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺93
HCO₃⁻83
Cl⁻16
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Bicarbonate HCO₃⁻
"soda" — softens skin, leaves it smooth.
Known good for
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A sodium-led bicarbonate spring of the classic jūsō-sen style, emerging at a hot 55.2 °C from the wellhead. Weakly alkaline pH (7.9 at source) gives the soft, slippery feel that places it firmly in Japan's beauty-water family. A generous 207.9 mg/kg of metasilicic acid leaves the kind of thin silica film that makes skin feel noticeably smoother after a soak.

Analyzed May 21, 2019·株式会社東洋環境分析センター·Cert no. 鹿児島県第4号

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Sergey M
1 year ago· edited

359. Iwato Onsen, Kirishima, Kagoshima I went for a higaeri for ¥400 (listed as 06:30 to 22:00, except the first Tuesday of each month). They stamp the Kyushu 88 Onsen stamp rally. Inside, there is a semicircular stone bath, the water is clear, and the temperature is 43. It is easy to breathe. The outdoor stone bath has clear water, and the temperature is 41-41.5. It did not stand out much and was not memorable, so you can skip it unless you are going for the achievement. 08.01.2025

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Last updated August 1, 2026