page_title: List of hot springs in Japan
section_title: Wakayama Prefecture
hierarchical_section_title: List of hot springs in Japan / Wakayama Prefecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Outdoor Onsen of the Nakanoshima Hotel on Nakanoshima island in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The island has six different hot springs with high sulfur content. (The pool was closed for cleaning when the image was taken. On this day, the pool was assigned for men).
context_page_description: This is a dynamic list of geothermal hot springs as geological phenomena in Japan.
  This list is not for listing commercial establishments such as spa hotels, onsen ryokan, healing centers or other commercial establishments.
  Japan has many geothermal spring systems as it is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire volcanic area. More than 27,000 hot spring sources exist in Japan, together they discharge over 2.6 million liters of water every minute.
  These springs have played, and continue to play, an important role in Japanese culture throughout history. In Shinto, Sukunabikona is the kami of the hot springs. As the deity of hot springs Sukunabikona and Ōkuninushi went to the Dōgo hot springs. There Ōkuninushi put Sukuna-biko in the hot spring water to heal him of an ailment. Upon awakening, Sukuna-biko danced atop a stone. It is said that his footprints left impressions on the rock, known as Tamanoishi, which still exists at Dogo Onsen north of the main building.
context_section_description: Kawayu Onsen, Tanabe, Wakayama
  Nanki-Katsuura Onsen, Nachikatsuura, Wakayama
  Nanki-Shirahama Onsen, Shirahama
  Ryujin Onsen, Tanabe, Wakayama
  Tsubaki Onsen
  Yunomine Onsen, Tanabe, Wakayama, site of the UNESCO World Heritage Tsuboyu bath
caption: Onsen in Nachikatsuura, Japan, Wakayama prefecture
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