Misasa Onsen
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May — at its best. Jinsho giant vine tug-of-war at the Hanayu Festival (May 3–4; Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property); fireflies along the river in June.
Open in June — at its best. Jinsho giant vine tug-of-war at the Hanayu Festival (May 3–4; Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property); fireflies along the river in June.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
A riverside onsen town on the Mitoku River, known for radon-rich water. The free Kawara-buro outdoor bath sits by Misasa Bridge, and day-trip baths are available.
Japan Heritage (Mitokusan & Misasa Onsen)
Nearby
- Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art ≈ 20 min by car
- Mitokusan Nageiredo ≈ 20 min by car
- Kurayoshi White-Walled Storehouses ≈ 25 min by car
- Lake Togo and Hawai Onsen ≈ 25 min by car
- Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory ≈ 40 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- May, June — Jinsho giant vine tug-of-war at the Hanayu Festival (May 3–4; Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property); fireflies along the river in June
- Getting there
- Bus from JR Kurayoshi Sta., about 20 min
- Fee
- Kawara-buro free
- Good to know
- Kawara-buro is a mixed-gender bath in open view by the river; closed for cleaning on the morning of odd-numbered days.
- Time needed
- 4 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info