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Daisenkyara Onsen

Tottori · 大山伽羅温泉

Daisenkyara Onsen is a hot spring town in Tottori, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42.8°C, hot. It measures pH 7 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 4 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Daisenguchi Station (JR)
2. Local bus, about 15 min

Fly into Kansai (KIX) or Itami. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

The numbers

Water temperature

42.8°C

pH

7 (close to neutral)

Address in Japanese

鳥取県西伯郡大山町錦戸大野湖畔

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Tottori