Dorogawa Onsen

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Its Gorogoro-mizu spring has been among Japan's 100 best waters since 1985.

The village of Dorogawa began as a place of rest for pilgrims of Shugendō (a mountain asceticism that combines Buddhism and local forms of worship) on their way to nearby Mount Ōmine. Today it has around twenty ryokan and minshuku, the traditional Japanese inns, and thirteen shops selling medicinal pills linked to that tradition. The water of the onsen, the village's hot spring, is weakly alkaline and emerges at 26°C.

Dorogawa, in the municipality of Tenkawa, has for centuries been the staging point for those climbing Mount Ōmine, one of the sacred mountains of Shugendō. The village is also known for the Gorogoro-mizu spring, selected in 1985 by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment as one of the hundred best waters in the country.

ℹ️ The village is always freely accessible; the baths at each ryokan and onsen have their own hours.

🚉 Dorogawa-onsen · in front of the station

Sources: ja.wikipedia.org

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