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Our guide
Kindaichi Onsen in the city of Ninohe, Iwate, is a group of seven establishments on the banks of the Mabechi River. It was developed from 1626, early in the Edo period, for samurai serving the Nanbu clan of the Morioka Domain, and in April 1994 the Ministry of the Environment named this alkaline spa a National Public Health Spa. The Ryokufūsō inn here was known throughout Japan as the home of a zashiki-warashi, a house spirit, but it burned down on 4 October 2009.
Kintaichi-Onsen Station on the Iwate Galaxy Railway is about 750 m away in a straight line.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- KintaichiOnsenStn IGR 20151018 — Olegushka · CC0 · source · resized
- Igr-kintaichi st — Jnr bus at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Igr-kintaichi st02 — Own work · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- IGR Kintaichi-Onsen Station Platform, Iwate Pref — Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- IGR Kintaichi-Onsen Station Gate, Iwate Pref — Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Iwate Prefectural Road No244 250628 — Yauchi · CC0 · source · resized
- IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway Kintaichi-Onsen Station — Yasu ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kindaichi Onsen (金田一温泉) or Kintaichi Onsen is an onsen in the city of Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The onsen consists of seven establishments on the banks of the Mabechi River, and was developed from 1626 in the early Edo period for samurai in the service of the Nanbu clan of Morioka Domain. The alkaline spa was named a National Public Health Spa by the Ministry of the Environment in April 1994, and claims to be effective for neuralgia, back pain, hypertension, and rheumatism. The Ryokufūsō establishment in Kindaichi was famed throughout Japan for being the home of a zashiki-warashi, but it burned to the ground in a fire on October 4, 2009.
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What to expect at this type of place: Hot spring
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kintaichi-Onsen (Iwate Galaxy Railway Line), about 750 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
Stay the night
An onsen town is at its best in the evening and early morning, after the day visitors have gone.
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