Iwai Onsen

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Iwai Yukamuri Onsen Public Bath

Twenty minutes by car from the Tottori Sand Dunes, the communal bath of Iwai Onsen, one of San'in's oldest springs at 1,300 years. It preserves 'yukamuri', a quirky custom of singing while ladling water over a towel on your head. The 47.6°C source in a corner of the car park flows in 100% untreated. ¥380, open 6:00–22:00. A humble soak to pair with the Uradome coast or the dunes.

Day-trip onsenPublic bathhouse (sento)Day use ¥380

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Iwai Onsen Iwaiya

A long-established inn at the heart of Iwai Onsen, said to be the oldest hot spring in the Sanin region. Its signature Chosei-no-Yu is a deep bath reaching the chest, fed by spring water rising from directly beneath pine boards laid on the tub floor, so the water is used exactly as it emerges. Day bathing is 12:00-14:00 Friday to Monday, 1,000 yen for adults.

Day-trip onsenOnsen ryokanDay use ¥1,000