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Togari Onsen

Nagano · 戸狩温泉

Togari Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 31–34°C, comfortably warm. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 40 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Togari-Nozawaonsen Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 5 min

Fly into Haneda or Narita. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

Things to see nearby

Nozawa Onsen Snow ResortSki area · 8.6 km
Takada CastleCastle · 22.8 km
Lake NojiriLake · 19.4 km
Kenmei-ji TempleTemple · 5.3 km
Madarao Kōgen Ski ResortSki area · 13.6 km
Kosuge Shrine, IiyamaShrine · 5.8 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

Rooms with an open-air bath — NaganoInns with a private bath — Nagano

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Iiyama City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Iiyama Yutaki OnsenNagano · いいやま湯滝温泉2.4 km east
Simple spring
Nozawa OnsenNagano · 野沢温泉5.2 km east
Sulfur spring
Maguse OnsenNagano · 馬曲温泉9.2 km southeast
Simple spring
Kitano-Tenman Hot spaNagano · 北野天満温泉16.2 km east
Chloride spring
Nakajo Onsen TomatonokuniNagano · 中条温泉 トマトの国17.2 km northeast
Simple spring
Ryuoo OnsenNagano · 竜王温泉17.4 km south
Chloride spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Jōge OnsenMiyagi · 定義温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Biwako OnsenShiga · びわ湖温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Isawa OnsenYamanashi · 石和温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Hottarakashi OnsenYamanashi · ほったらかし温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Nagato Yumoto OnsenYamaguchi · 長門湯本温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Hinagu OnsenKumamoto · 日奈久温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
31–34°C
Inns
40
Address in Japanese
長野県飯山市豊田

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.9360, 138.3920 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.