Tōgō Onsen
- Location
- Yurihama, Tottori, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 42 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Togo Onsen in Yurihama Town, Tottori Prefecture occupies a historically significant place in the San-in coast onsen tradition, having served as the second most popular hot spring destination in Tottori Prefecture during the early Showa era of the 1920s and 1930s, when the modern Japanese resort culture was developing its characteristic patterns of urban escape to rural thermal destinations accessible by the expanding rail network. The spring sits on the shores of Lake Togo, a coastal lagoon separated from the Sea of Japan by a narrow sandbar, giving it an exceptional geographic setting that combines the visual serenity of the inland lagoon with the broader maritime atmosphere of the San-in coast. Togo Onsen's historic popularity, its distinctive lakeside position, and its location within one of Honshu's most remote and scenically untouched coastal regions make it a destination of considerable character for visitors who seek hot spring bathing in a landscape shaped as much by the Japan Sea as by the volcanic geology beneath.