Iwai Onsen

This 1,300 year old hot spring district is the oldest in the Sanin region and has been designated a National Hot Spring Health Resorts, a mark of its excellence. Situated along the Gamou River known as clean stream, the district has a quiet and simple atmosphere. An unusual bathing custom is found in the area; called yukamuri, local bathers will place a tenugui hand towel on the top of their head and pour water over it with a ladle. The waters of the area's sulfate springs are said to treat nerve pain, rheumatism, and women's diseases, and, when drunk, gastrointestinal disorders and hemorrhoids. There are also an abundance of sightseeing destinations in the area, including the Old Iwai Elementary School, the oldest extant Western-style building in Tottori Prefecture; Miyu-jinja Shrine, believed to have been constructed in the early Heian period; and the Yukamuri Gallery, an art museum dedicated to the early Showa woman artist Midori Osaki.

Spot details

Address: Tottori Iwami-gun Iwamicho Iwai 521 Map
Area: Around Iwai Onsen Area
Phone: 0857731670
Water type: calcium/sodium-sulfate spring
Temperature of spring: 49℃
property: nerve pain, muscle soreness, rheumatism, chronic digestive diseases, hardening of the arteries, Women's diseases, cuts, burnsetc
Number of source springs: 1
Amount of water flow: 797l/min
Number of day trip bathhouses: 1