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Dorogawa Onsen

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Dorogawa Onsen

洞川温泉

Nara · Kansai

Dorogawa Onsen is an atmospheric mountain hot-spring town that has served pilgrims climbing sacred Mount Omine for over a thousand years, its lantern-lit main street lined with wooden pilgrim inns (gyoja-yado). Cool summer air, gushing spring water and the Omine-san trailhead make it a rare living pilgrimage town.

Why it's hidden

A thousand-year-old pilgrims’ onsen town at the foot of a still-active mountain-ascetic peak — timeless and little-visited.

Crowd level
Hidden gem
Admission
Public bath (Dorogawa Onsen Center) ~¥700.
Nearest station
Yoshino Station

Today

¥700

How to get there

From Shin-Osaka Station · ~1h 51m by car

Tags

onsenpilgrimagemountain-town

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