Dodo Onsen is a hot-spring bathhouse in Tsuyama, Japan, fed by thermal water with a near-neutral pH of 7.3. Guests can use an indoor bath, an open-air outdoor bath (rotenburo) and a sauna for a relaxing traditional onsen stop.
Insider tip — Dodo Onsen is a thermal establishment in Tsuyama (Okayama), a castle town in Chugoku surrounded by hills. Tsuyama Castle (Kakuzan-jo) was one of Japan's largest before being dismantled by the Meiji government in 1874. The local onsen carries on a tradition of balneotherapy in this historic city of western Japan.