Tsushima Onsen Aichi

Tsushima, a historic castle town in western Aichi Prefecture beside the Kiso River, is celebrated throughout Japan for the spectacular Tsushima Tenno Festival, one of the country's oldest and most visually dramatic river festivals dating back over six hundred years, in which illuminated boats glide across the water at night. Tsushima Onsen Aichi draws on sodium and bicarbonate thermal waters from the geothermal resources of the Nobi Plain, providing restorative baths in a city whose shrine culture and festival traditions are among the most deeply rooted in the Kansai-Tokai border region. The ancient Tsushima Shrine dedicated to the god of plague prevention and prosperity, and the city's well-preserved merchant district along the old river port, make Tsushima a richly atmospheric destination for thermal spa exploration in western Aichi.