Dorogawa Onsen

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Dorogawa Onsen Visitor Center

A village-run day bath in the Dorogawa onsen street at 820 m, the trailhead for sacred Mt Ōmine. Reopened in April 2024 after renovation, it heats its water with a wood boiler burning local forest thinnings. Yoshino-cedar indoor bath, open-air bath and a rest room; the mildly alkaline water leaves skin silky. ¥800, 11:00–20:00, closed Wednesdays. Pair it with the lantern-lit wooden inns, the 'Gorogoro' spring water (one of Japan's 100 famous waters) and Menfudō limestone cave for one of Kansai's best retro onsen strolls. Busy as a summer retreat.

Day-trip onsenNatural hot springDay use ¥800

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Dorogawa Onsen Kadojin

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.

Onsen ryokanNatural hot springDay use ¥1,000