
Misasa Onsen
Misasa · Kansai
A river valley onsen in central Tottori Prefecture at the foot of the sacred mountain Mitokusan. The springs here contain the highest natural concentration of radon and radium of any hot spring on earth, a distinction that brought international scientific attention at the Paris Exposition in the early twentieth century. The town holds an annual Marie Curie festival in honor of the scientist who first isolated and named radium.
Misasa Onsen Kanko Shoko Center · 0 km
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