Tokushima
A seaside cliffside hot spring inn where you can immerse yourself in panoramic Pacific views and the powerful sound of the surf
"Hotel Shiroi Todai" is a hot spring inn in Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, built atop a sheer cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with ocean views from every room. Its signature Ebisudou Onsen offers a sodium chloride spring known for its warming effect, which you can enjoy in a panoramic open-air bath that feels as if it merges with the sea. The large communal bath is equipped with a dry sauna and a mildly cool cold plunge bath, and the open-air resting area, where you can feel the Pacific's dynamic waves and the clear sea breeze on your skin, provides an exceptional refreshment experience found only here.
A natural hot spring that gushes near Ebisudou, a scenic spot in Hiwasa, Minami, with sodium chloride spring water. The colorless, clear water contains salt and warms the body deeply, making it less likely to cool down afterward. From the panoramic open-air bath extending out toward the sea, you can spend a luxurious moment taking in sweeping views of the Pacific, the powerful sound of the waves, and a sky full of stars.
A face-to-face, single-tier dry sauna located inside the large communal bath. The room is kept at a comfortably high temperature, and its mild heat envelops you without feeling overly stifling, allowing you to warm up thoroughly from the inside out. It is a quiet, relaxed space where you can enjoy gentle sweating without worrying about those around you. In the stillness, you can quietly focus on yourself.
A compact, one-person cold plunge bath installed inside the large communal bath. Using tap water, it is adjusted to a mild and gentle temperature, so even those who are not fond of very cold baths can soak with ease. After gently cooling down, you can move to the open-air area right next to it and rest while feeling the Pacific sea breeze.
[Day-use bathing] 17:00–21:00
Tokushima
Natural hot spring in Naruto overlooking the boat race course
Tokushima
Rich free-flowing source hot spring water and an authentic sauna that feels like the real thing
Tokushima
A superb cold plunge bath luxuriously fed by abundant natural underground water, paired with a classic retro sento atmosphere
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
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Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
