Mine Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area featuring a great geyser drilled by Inaba Tokitaro in 1926.
• The site includes the Mine Onsen Daifunto Park which opened in 2009.
• The spring water is a weak alkaline simple hot spring at 61.6 degrees Celsius.
• The area contains seven accommodation facilities and a day-use bathing hall.

What to see

• The Great Geyser which can reach a height of 30 meters.
• The Hosen Footbath which is free to use between 9:00 and 16:00.
• The Odoriko Onsen Kaikan facility for day-use hot spring bathing.

When to go

• The geyser erupts seven times daily for approximately one minute each time.
• The park is closed to visitors on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Getting there

• The site is a five-minute bus ride from Kawazu Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.