Waku Waku Tennen Onsen

The hot spring water is a simple hot spring with a pH of 8.4, and its high pH makes it a "beauty bath." There's a dog run outside. The parking lot is free and quite spacious, so please feel free to visit. The washing area is spacious, and there's a large indoor bath with hot water and a warm bath outside, creating an open space reminiscent of a hotel poolside. There's a relaxation area indoors, an outdoor relaxation area for those who want to relax in the shade, and an outdoor space for getting soaked in the sun. The sauna is outside, and the flow to the cold bath is perfect. The cold bath feels like 15-18 degrees Celsius, making it easy to get into. There are many outdoor relaxation areas, but I felt there were a few compared to the size of the facility. However, I think it would give a different impression if there was an indoor pool. Unfortunately, the indoor pool was closed this time as it wasn't the right season, so I couldn't enjoy everything, but I thoroughly enjoyed the sauna and baths. The grilled mackerel with salt that I had as the daily special at the restaurant was delicious with just the right amount of oil. It was a great bath.

This onsen is a short walk from the Yodoe train station. Very convenient access if you're walking. I only interacted with one staff lady, a nice woman at the front desk. She didn't speak any English, but in this part of the country I don't expect anyone to speak English. (I don't really know any Japanese.) She directed me to take off my shoes and put them in a shoe locker. When I returned to the counter, she gave me a locker key, towel, and I paid for my visit to the onsen. This place has a public pool as well. From the website and online map I wasn't sure what to expect. The pool is separate from the onsen and open during different hours. The onsen is gender separated, as you might expect. The locker was large enough for my backpack and clothes. Onsen included two indoor pools and a pool with water jets and reclining chairs. Outside there were a couple more pools. There was a sweat hut outside as well. Indoors also offered a spot to lay upon hot tiles on the floor. At noon on a rainy Friday it was not very busy, only a handful of other Chinese men were there. I spent about two hours there. The cost of my visit was just under ¥1300.

"Provence Open-Air Sauna with Pool" A famous facility in Tottori. The exterior has a European feel. The facility is generally uncluttered and spacious. The men's and women's baths alternate, and this time I used the patio bath. There are many relatively low-temperature baths. The dimly lit healing room was nice. Is the hot spring sourced from an environmental plant? Simple hot spring (hypotonic, weakly alkaline, hyperthermic). The water quality is gentle on the skin. The sauna room is open-air and feels like a sauna hut. The far-infrared stove is filled with sauna stones to the point of overflowing. The cold bath is located just outside the sauna room and is filled with groundwater. There are plenty of infinity chairs and it's spacious, so you won't have to find a place to rest. There are many relatively low-temperature baths. The dimly lit healing room was nice.

The weekend rate was higher than weekday rates, which surprised me. If you become a card member, it's only 990 yen They said there's no expiration date So I went in. I'm not sure if it was a good deal, but I was glad I could use Merpay. The bathroom was spacious and clean. I was glad they provided shampoo and conditioner instead of rinse-in shampoo. The water was a little lukewarm, so I went in the one with hot water on the next level. The open-air bath was Western-style. It wasn't lukewarm. I wasn't planning on using the sauna, but there was a sign saying "Please be sure to bring a sauna mat," so I brought one but didn't use it. The lockers in the changing room were old, But the bath was nice.

The exterior of this super public bathhouse has a stylish European feel. It seems it has been open for quite some time, as the interior is old and a little faded. The outdoor baths are so extensive that they are larger than the indoor ones. There is a darkroom bath inside the bath, which I really liked as it gave me an immersive feeling. It seems that if you wear a swimsuit you can also enter the heated pool, and while the view from the counter at the entrance makes it look like a slightly larger public bathhouse, the inside is completely different.