Tottori Misasa Town, Tohaku District
A quiet inn where you can enjoy one of the world’s most highly concentrated radon hot springs and a garden open-air bath
"Keisenkaku" is a hot spring inn in Misasa Town, Tohaku District, Tottori Prefecture. Guests can luxuriate in Misasa Onsen, which boasts some of the world’s highest-concentration radon hot spring water, in spacious public baths and open-air baths overlooking a Japanese garden where rich natural scenery blends harmoniously. The large public bath is also equipped with a dry sauna, a cold plunge bath, and a jet bath, making it possible to deeply refresh both body and mind through alternating hot and cold bathing. It also offers a family bath for private time, allowing guests to fully enjoy a peaceful stay in this quiet hot spring town.
A natural hot spring from Misasa Onsen, which boasts one of the world’s highest concentrations of radon. From the windows of the spacious public bath, you can look out over the lush greenery of a beautifully maintained Japanese garden. The water feels smooth and gentle on the skin, and leaves you warm to the core. There is also a serene garden open-air bath, where you can enjoy a luxurious soak while feeling the natural air around you.
A compact dry sauna that still delivers a strong sense of heat despite its small size. The room has two tiers of seating and is wrapped in a quiet, calm atmosphere. It is a space well suited for working up a good sweat and refreshing yourself after the fatigue of everyday life.
A compact cold plunge bath located in one corner of the public bath area. Its pleasantly cool water gently cools you down after the sauna. Relax as you quietly surrender yourself to the water and enjoy the feeling of your body and mind tightening up. You can also head straight from the large bath to the open-air garden area and enjoy some fresh-air bathing.
[Day-use bathing] 11:00-21:00
Misasa Onsen
A 1,000-tsubo Japanese garden bath and a famous hot spring with Misasa’s greatest water volume, enjoyed as free-flowing water from its own source
Tottori
A superb inn overlooking the Sea of Japan, offering natural hot spring free-flowing water and a full-scale sauna
Tottori
A hot spring inn where your heart is soothed by the beauty and antiquity of the Japanese modern style through the changing seasons
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.
