Tottori Onsen

Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Illustration photo — not a verified picture of this exact spot.

Location: Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Water type: bicarbonate
Temperature: 40 °C
pH: 8

Water profile

Thermicity

Sedative

40 °C

LowHigh

Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.

Mineralisation

Restorative

LowHigh

Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

BicarbonatesSodiumCalcium

Tottori Onsen is a thermal facility in Tottori City, the small prefectural capital of Tottori Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan on Honshu's San'in Coast, famous for the spectacular Tottori Sand Dunes — Japan's largest sand dune system, stretching 16 kilometers along the coastline — and for the manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, creator of the supernatural manga GeGeGe no Kitarō, who was born in nearby Sakaiminato. The siliceous hot spring waters of Tottori emerge from the geological basement of the San'in Coast, part of the San'in Kinki UNESCO Global Geopark, providing skin-conditioning thermal bathing in a prefecture that combines extraordinary natural phenomena — the only significant sand dunes in Japan — with a rich tradition of mythological storytelling rooted in the Izumo Taisha region's status as Japan's oldest Shinto mythological landscape. Soaking in Tottori's siliceous onsen after exploring the surreal dunes and the haunting yokai spirit monster art heritage of Mizuki offers one of the San'in coast's most memorable cultural and thermal experiences.

Insider tip — Tottori Onsen is an urban hot spring in the prefectural capital near the famous Tottori Sand Dunes, where sodium-bicarbonate waters flow from the city's geothermal layer. The onsen district is compact and walkable, with public bathhouses and traditional inns clustered near the castle ruins. Waters at around 40°C are mildly alkaline, excellent for softening skin. A visit pairs naturally with a morning dune excursion and an evening soak watching the sun set over the Sea of Japan.

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