Kitsu Onsen
- Location
- Kotoura, Tottori, Japan
- Water type
- calcium-rich
- Temperature
- 41 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Kitsu Onsen in Kyotango City, northern Kyoto Prefecture along the Japan Sea coast of the Tango Peninsula, is distinguished by its own dedicated railway station — Yuhigaura-Kitsu-onsen Station, named for the evening sun over the bay — on the Willer Trains Kyoto Tango Railway, combining the pleasures of scenic coastal rail travel with access to sulfate and simple thermal waters in a region known for the dramatic natural beauty of its sea-facing cliffs and sandy beaches. The spring's dual mineral profile produces waters associated with both physical recovery and the gentle relaxation of simple-type thermal bathing, making Kitsu Onsen accessible and therapeutically rewarding for visitors arriving by rail from Kyoto, Osaka, or the Amanohashidate scenic sandbar nearby. Kitsu Onsen's coastal setting on the Tango Peninsula, combined with its rail accessibility and the evocative sunset imagery of its station name, makes it one of Kyoto Prefecture's most atmospherically distinctive and travel-friendly thermal destinations.