Misasa, Tottori

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**Misasa**
**三朝町**
Misasa's location in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Tottori Prefecture
District	Tōhaku District
Physical characteristics
Area	233.46 km² (90.14 sq mi)
Population (as of October 1, 2007)
Total	7,322
Density	31.4 /km² (81 /sq mi)
Symbols
Tree	Aesculus
Flower	Rhododendron
Misasa Government Office
Address	〒682-0195 999-2 Ōaza Ōze, Misasa-chō, Tottori-ken
Phone number	0858-43-1111
Official website: Town of Misasa

A street in the center of Misasa shortly before the Marie Curie festival

Sanbutsu-ji

Misasa (三朝町, Misasa-chō^?) is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan. It is also home to the official treasure of Sanbutsuji and the Okayama Hospital.

As of October 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 7,322 and a density of 31.4 persons per km². The total area is 233.46 km². It is the second largest town in the prefecture (7th largest out of towns and cities).

Misasa is for the most part a spa resort, boasting springs of radium-rich water, exhausting radon, a radioactive gas. It is believed that bathing one in such waters can actually be good for one's health, though there is not a scientific consensus on whether doing so is actually detrimental or helpful to one's health (see Radiation hormesis). For this reason, the town of Misasa organizes a yearly Marie Curie festival – Marie Curie discovered radium.

1 Education
2 Neighboring municipalities
3 Places of note
4 External links

[edit] Education

Primary Schools
- Nishi Elementary School
- Higashi Elementary School
- Minami Elementary School
- Minami Elementary School Ōtani Division
- Minami Elementary School Tashiro Division
- Minami Elementary School Fukuyama Division
Junior High Schools
- Misasa Junior High School