To Tamatsukuri Onsen, with water that makes your skin beautiful. Stroll through the onsen town, and touch its history and culture
Incorporate the rich waters of Tamatsukuri into a tour of places to make your skin beautiful
Tamatsukuri Onsen is said to have been rejuvenating people’s skin for around 1,300 years. It is now popular, having been scientifically proven to remove dead skin cells and have a moisturizing effect.
The Tamayu River, which flows at the heart of this place, is dotted with spots associated with skin beautification. We recommend the Oshiroi Jizo, a stone statue of a guardian deity, in Seiganji Temple. It is said that in the past, when a priest who was worried about bruises on his face put “oshiroi” (face-powder) on this statue and prayed, he was healed.
Himekami Square has footbaths that you can use for free, and towels for your feet are sold here (100 yen).
There is also a statue of a “himekami” (goddess).
At Yuyakushi Square you can bring home some water from the source. Buy a spray bottle at the unattended shrine there (200 yen)
At Seiganji Temple you can buy “oshiroi” (face-powder) talismans (300 yen). Color the image of the face in the place you would like to make beautiful, write your wish and then offer it to the temple.
If you are looking for a place to rest and buy souvenirs, head to Tamatsukuri Artbox, a facility complex in a renovated former ryokan.
The mame café’s “otemae omatcha cappuccino,” made using local matcha, is 550 yen.
Original candles shaped like “magatama” (comma-shaped beads) (250 yen each)
Bihada Marche’s An Cakes, 648 yen
Himekami Fortune-telling Shrine Cookies, 540 yen
Stay in the Chorakuen, a ryokan, in order to fully enjoy this famous hot spring. The “Ryugu-no-yu,” a mixed open-air bath of around 400 m2 is the largest in Japan. Though this bath is mixed, everyone enters wearing bathing clothes known as “yugi,” so you can have peace of mind. One highlight is the approximately 33,000 m2 gardens, which are awarded a top place in overseas rankings of Japanese gardens each year.
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Onsen San Seiganji Temple
- Address
- 530 Tamatsukuri, Tamayu-cho, Matsue City, Shimane [Map]
- TEL
- +81-852-62-0516
- Open
- Dawn to sunset
- Access
- About 10 minutes’ ride on taxi from JR Tamatsukuri Onsen Station
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Tamatsukuriyu Shrine
- Address
- 508 Tamatsukuri, Tamayu-cho, Matsue City, Shimane [Map]
- TEL
- +81-852-62-0006
- Open
- Dawn to sunset *Shrine office: 9:00-12:00/13:30-17:30 *Saturdays, Sundays, holidays: 8:30-17:30
- Parking
- 20
- Access
- About 5 minutes’ ride on taxi from JR Tamatsukuri Onsen Station
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Yunosuke-no-yado Chorakuen
- Address
- 323 Tamatsukuri, Tamayu-cho, Matsue City, Shimane [Map]
- TEL
- +81+852-62-0111
- Price
- For 1 room for 2 people, 1 night with 2 meals starts from 17,500 yen per person *Only guests can use the onsen
- Access
- About 5 minutes’ ride on taxi from JR Tamatsukuri Onsen Station
- Credit card
- Accepted
- URL
- Website
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(This information is as of March 2018)
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