Historic cities and varied landscapes in Kinki
Kinki lies in western Honshu and consists of six prefectures: Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, and Wakayama.
Alongside cities such as Osaka and Kyoto, the region includes Lake Biwa in Shiga, mountain ranges, and the coastline of the Kii Peninsula.
Explore Kinki on the map and look for hot springs with me.
Explore the hot springs of Kinki on the map
Select a ♨ marker to see information such as the hot spring or source name, recorded area, temperature at the time of investigation, pH, and sampling date.
You can also search by hot spring name, source name, or municipality using text, or use the microphone button to search by voice.
Look near cities you know, in the mountains, and along the coast to see what hot spring records you can find.
About the map data
The ♨ markers represent historical records included in AIST’s Hot Spring Chemical Analysis Data. They are not a list of hot spring facilities currently in operation, and the dates of investigation vary by location.
A place without a marker does not necessarily have no hot springs. Each marker shows an approximate location and does not indicate the exact site of a spring or the entrance to a facility.
The displayed temperature was measured at the source and may differ from the temperature of the water in a bathing pool. The pH value is only a guide to acidity or alkalinity. Temperature and pH alone cannot determine a hot spring’s type or therapeutic effects.
How many hot springs are there in Kinki?
According to the Ministry of the Environment, Kinki has 243 hot spring areas and 1,431 hot spring sources. Together, they discharge 174,401 liters of water per minute.
The number of hot spring areas and the number of sources are not the same. A single hot spring area may contain multiple sources.
The data card lets you compare Kinki’s number of hot spring areas, total number of sources, and discharge volume with the figures for Japan as a whole.
After looking at the regional totals, return to the map and notice the differences among the prefectures.
What I noticed while making the map
What caught my attention on the Kinki map was how few hot spring markers appear in Nara.
In Wakayama, the markers appear to be concentrated in the southern part of the prefecture.
Even within Kinki, the distribution of hot spring records differs from one prefecture to another.
Why not explore the map to find a hot spring in Kinki that you would like to visit?
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Sources: Ministry of the Environment, Hot Spring Use in Fiscal 2024 (data as of March 31, 2025); Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, Geothermal Resources of Japan: Hot Spring Chemical Analysis Data (published in 2020)
The data card uses Ministry of the Environment statistics, while the ♨ markers use AIST’s historical analysis records. The scope, reference date, and counting method differ, so the figures are not expected to match. Before visiting, check the facility’s or local government’s official information for its current location and operating status.