Kagawa

11 Facilities7 Onsen towns

Onsen towns

Busshozan Onsen (Takamatsu) 1 Shionoe Onsen 1 Konpira Onsen (Kotohira) 2 Shōdoshima 2 Kan'onji & Kotohiki Park 2 Shirotori Onsen, Higashikagawa 1 Takamatsu City 2

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Kagawa · Busshozan Onsen (Takamatsu)Tattoos: Ask ahead

Busshozan Onsen Tenpyo-yu

Fifteen minutes by Kotoden train from central Takamatsu, an architect-designed modern wooden bathhouse. Every tub is free-flowing, and the lukewarm bicarbonate water leaves skin silky. Inside are a second-hand book corner and veranda-like lounges where people linger reading after their soak. ¥700; 11:00–24:00 weekdays, from 9:00 on weekends and holidays. Ten minutes' walk from Busshozan Station.

Day-trip onsenNatural hot springDay use ¥700

Kagawa · Shionoe OnsenTattoos: Ask ahead

Livemax Resort Sanuki Shionoe Onsen (former Sanuki Onsen)

A lone inn in the hills of Shionoe, Takamatsu's traditional retreat and one of only two nationally designated therapeutic hot-spring areas on Shikoku. Its own pH 8.4 bicarbonate spring feeds a rotenburo above the stream, an indoor bath and a sauna, with a large free rest room. Day use in two sessions — 6:00–11:00 and 15:00–22:00 — for ¥700. Just 20 minutes by car from Takamatsu Airport, so handy before a flight.

Day-trip onsenOnsen ryokanDay use ¥700

Kagawa · Konpira Onsen (Kotohira)Tattoos: Ask ahead

Konpira Onsen Yumoto Yachiyo

A hot-spring ryokan in the heart of the temple town below Kotohira-gū, close to the foot of the famous stone steps. Perfect for easing your legs with a day soak (¥750, 11:00–16:00) after climbing the 785 steps; the open-air bath looks out on the Konpira hills. Bicarbonate spring. About 10 minutes on foot from Kotohira Station and easy to pair with udon-shop hopping. Baths are occasionally closed for maintenance—check ahead.

Day-trip onsenOnsen ryokanDay use ¥800

Kagawa · ShōdoshimaTattoos: Allowed

Shōdoshima Olive Park Sun Olive Onsen

A roadside-station onsen on the hill of Shōdoshima Olive Park, right beside the Greek windmill made famous by film shoots. Big windows frame olive groves and the Seto Inland Sea; there are a herb bath, waterfall shower and sauna. The water is a radioactive (radon) spring. Owing to staff shortages, hours are shortened to 15:00–20:00 (last entry 19:30) from 17 July 2026 until further notice; ¥1,000, towel set rental ¥200. Closed all day Wednesday, and the onsen only on Thursday (holidays vary). Five minutes by car from Kusakabe port, ten from Ikeda port. Pair with a stroll around the park and the adjacent Olive Beach at island dusk.

Day-trip onsenPublic bathhouse (sento)Day use ¥1,000

Kagawa · Kan'onji & Kotohiki ParkTattoos: Ask ahead

Kotohiki Kairō open-air bathhouse, Kan'onji

A Japanese-style spa right by Kotohiki Park in Kan'onji, western Kagawa — famous for the giant coin drawn in sand, the Zenigata Sunae — and directly in front of Ariake beach. Its baths are inventive: a 'seawater onsen' bath, an ancient-cypress bath and a kama-buro steam bath recreating a 1,200-year-old design (alternating men/women daily), and the open-air bath looks over the Seto Inland Sea toward the sunset. Adults ¥950 on weekdays, ¥1,100 on weekends and holidays; open 11:00–23:00 (last entry 22:00), every day of the year. A sea-view restaurant, indoor and outdoor rest areas and lodging are attached. About 5 minutes by car from JR Kan'onji Station or 15 from Sanuki-Toyonaka IC; 500 parking spaces. Combine with the Chichibugahama sunset and the sand coin.

Day-trip onsenSuper sentoDay use ¥950

Kagawa · Shirotori Onsen, HigashikagawaTattoos: Ask ahead

Shirotori Onsen, Higashikagawa

A municipal cure-bath in a valley at Irinoyama, in the fold of the Asan mountains at the eastern tip of Kagawa. Quiet, wrapped in cherry blossom in spring and maples in autumn, it is a daily bath for locals and a long-standing lodging for pilgrims walking the Shikoku 88 temples. The simple sulphur cold mineral water is praised for its 'slippery-silky' cling on the skin. The layout is simple — main tub, bubble bath, cold plunge and sauna — with a view of hushed green forest. Very cheap at ¥400 for adults and ¥200 for children (and for over-70s); open 10:00–21:00 every day (occasional maintenance closures). The restaurant serves wild-boar hotpot and live-fish dishes, and rooms with two meals start from about ¥6,500. About 20 minutes by car from Shirotori-Ōchi IC on the Takamatsu Expressway, or by Ōkawa bus to 'Fukushi Center (Shirotori Onsen)'. Combine with a Sanuki udon crawl or the old townscape of Hiketa.

Day-trip onsenOnsen ryokanDay use ¥400

Kagawa · Takamatsu CityTattoos: Ask ahead

Takamatsu Crater-no-Yu Kirara

A natural hot spring super-sentō on Prefectural Route 12 in Ichinomiya, southern Takamatsu. It takes its name from the 'Takamatsu Crater', a roughly 4 km-wide buried structure beneath the plain thought by some to be a meteorite impact site, and draws its spring from about 300 m underground. The clear, soft water fills rock baths, pot baths, lie-down tubs and jet baths, with an open-air bath, sauna and cold plunge as well. Hours run from 6:00 in the morning until midnight (last entry 23:00), suiting both early dips and late stops, open all year (opening at 17:00 only on the third Tuesday). Adults pay ¥750 and children from infants to elementary age ¥350; towels are rented for a fee. A restaurant, rest space, overnight rooms and banquet halls keep it popular with locals, and barrier-free facilities are a point of pride. About 10 minutes' walk north of Kūkō-dōri Station on the Kotoden Kotohira Line, 20 minutes by car from Takamatsu Airport, with free parking for 200 cars. Good after Ritsurin Garden or a Sanuki udon crawl.

Super sentoDay-trip onsenDay use ¥750

Kagawa · Takamatsu CityTattoos: Ask ahead

Yuraku Onsen (Kasuga Nagomi-no-Yu)

A day-only natural radon onsen close to central Takamatsu. Ten baths, from an open-air tub to a herbal bath and salt sauna, for ¥500, open until midnight.

Day-trip onsenNatural hot springDay use ¥500

Kagawa · ShōdoshimaTattoos: OK if covered

Olivean Shodoshima Yuhigaoka Hotel — Olivian-no-Yu

The natural spring of a resort hotel on a hill named among Japan's 100 best sunsets. Its sky-high open-air bath looks over the Seto Inland Sea; day bathing runs 15:00–20:00 for ¥1,200.

Onsen ryokanDay-trip onsenDay use ¥1,200

Kagawa · Konpira Onsen (Kotohira)Tattoos: Ask ahead

Konpira Onsen Kotohira Kadan

A traditional Japanese onsen ryokan standing near the approach to Kotohira-gu shrine. Its grand bath draws Konpira Onsen and is open to day visitors; from the indoor bath the view sweeps over the Sanuki plain to Iinoyama - the 'Sanuki Fuji' - and the Asan range. The north-side open-air bath (men's and women's sides switch between day and night) is wrapped in the greenery of Kotohira-yama with the temple town below. The well-kept garden is also much praised.

Onsen ryokanDay-trip onsenDay use ¥1,500

Kagawa · Kan'onji & Kotohiki ParkTattoos: Ask ahead

Kamenoi Hotel Kanonji (Boshin Onsen)

A 55-room hotel in Kanonji, Kagawa, born from the former Kampo-no-Yado Kanonji. Its natural Boshin Onsen spring, drawn from some 1,200 metres underground, fills the large bath and open-air baths. The two bath halls switch between men and women daily, so morning and evening you can try both distinctive open-air baths: Kotone-no-Yu, where a suikinkutsu water-harp sings, and Madoka-no-Yu, a cylindrical bamboo-themed bath. A low-temperature sauna is attached. Day bathing runs 11:00-15:00 at an affordable 600 yen for adults and 300 yen for children. About 8 minutes by taxi from JR Kanonji Station, with parking available.

Onsen ryokanDay-trip onsenDay use ¥600