Nara · Dorogawa Onsen
Dorogawa Onsen Kadojin
洞川温泉 行者の宿 角甚
A long-established inn of 350 years at the foot of Mt Omine, whose baths were renewed in 2023. Day bathing needs no reservation and is received from 8:00 to 9:30 and 13:00 to 21:00, at 1,000 yen from junior high age, 700 yen for children and free under three. From 16:30 to 18:00 it may be refused in favour of overnight guests. The water is varied, with the stone-built Genroku-no-yu and the Dharani-no-yu using the herbal ingredient obaku. The dedicated car park costs 500 yen for two hours and 1,000 yen beyond three.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,000
- Hours
- 8:00–9:30 & 13:00–21:00 (may pause 16:30–18:00)
- Closed
- Irregular (see operating-day calendar, check ahead)
- Access
- About 70 minutes by Nara Kotsu bus for Dorogawa Onsen from Shimoichiguchi Station on the Kintetsu line, a short walk from the last stop. By car it is about 60 minutes via Route 309 from the Gojo/Shimoichi direction.
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- 1,000 yen from junior high age, 700 yen for children and free under three. Towels can be bought or rented for 300 yen.
- Baths
- The water is varied, with the stone-built Genroku-no-yu and the Dharani-no-yu using the herbal ingredient obaku. The baths were renewed in 2023.
- Access & parking
- About 70 minutes by Nara Kotsu bus from Shimoichiguchi Station on the Kintetsu line, a short walk from the last stop. The dedicated car park costs 500 yen for two hours.
- Day bathing
- It is received from 8:00 to 9:30 and 13:00 to 21:00, and from 16:30 to 18:00 it may be refused in favour of overnight guests. An operating-day calendar is posted, so checking is needed.
- Tattoos
- No tattoo policy is posted. Checking by phone beforehand is the safe course.
- Phone
- 0747-64-0336
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Why go
- An inn of 350 years
- Stone baths renewed in 2023
- A herbal bath using obaku
An inn of 350 years
Kadojin is an inn that has continued for 350 years at Dorogawa Onsen, the gateway to the Omine pilgrimage. Because the land was one where ascetics stopped, the baths keep names such as Gyoja and Dharani. The stone bath renewed in 2023 is clean while holding on to the old atmosphere, and suits relieving the fatigue of the pilgrim road.
Hours and parking
Day bathing is split into two windows, 8:00 to 9:30 in the morning and 1:00 to 9:00 in the afternoon. From 4:30 to 6:00 it may be refused in favour of overnight guests, so avoiding that span leaves more room. The dedicated car park is 500 yen for two hours and 1,000 yen beyond three, and you report your parking at the front desk.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-10 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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