Misasa (三朝町; -cho) is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,711 and a density of 33.03 persons per km². The total area is 233.46 km².
Misasa is for the most part a spa resort, boasting springs of radium-rich water, exhausting radon, a radioactive gas. For this reason, the town of Misasa organizes a yearly Marie Curie festival – Marie Curie discovered radium.
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Official town website (http://www.town.misasa.tottori.jp/english/index.html) (in English)
Misasa is a small town located in Tottori prefecture, which extends from east to west and opens toward Japan Sea, on the western part of Honshu (the main island of the Japanese archipelago).
Misasa is accessible by ~1 hr flight + ~2 hr bus ride from Tokyo-Narita International Airport, and by ~4 hr rail ride from Osaka-Kansai International Airport.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) connects between Tokyo-Haneda Domestic Airport and Tottori Airport, the nearest airport to Misasa (four flights a day).
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