Kaike Onsen
皆生温泉
A seaside hot spring resort facing the Sea of Japan's Yumihama coast, with salty brine springs to warm you up. On clear days you can see Mount Daisen. A common overnight base on the San'in route.
Kaike Onsen lies on the coast of Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. Around 1900, fishermen discovered hot springs bubbling up in the shallow sea, and it grew into one of the largest hot spring resorts in the San'in region, with some twenty inns lining the Yumihama coast. The spring is a sodium-calcium chloride brine that retains heat well. Many inns have open-air baths facing the sea, and on clear days you can see Mount Daisen and the sunset. This is also the birthplace of triathlon in Japan. The seaside promenade and public footbaths are free. Access: about 20 minutes by bus from JR Yonago Station, and about 40 minutes by car from Matsue. It is often used as an overnight base for trips to Mount Daisen, Sakaiminato and the Adachi Museum of Art.
Opening hours
All day (hot spring hours vary by inn; non-guests may have different times)
Nearby sights
- Miho Shrine & Aoishidatami-dori
- Mizuki Shigeru Road
- Eshima Ohashi Bridge
- Adachi Museum of Art
- Mount Daisen & Daisen-ji
- Yuushien Garden
- Kamosu Shrine
- Yaegaki Shrine