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Ryuoo Onsen

Nagano · 竜王温泉

Ryuoo Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Shinshunakano Station
  2. Local bus, about 20 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.

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

Things to see nearby

Ryuoo Ski ParkSki area · 1.2 km
Nozawa Onsen Snow ResortSki area · 13.8 km
Takanashi clan fortified residenceCastle · 8 km
Mount YakebitaiMountain · 6.4 km
Nyohō-ji TempleTemple · 7.8 km
Fukuroya MuseumArt museum · 8.4 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 — Yamanouchi Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yudanaka OnsenNagano · 湯田中温泉5.8 km southwest
Chloride springSulfur spring
Shin-Yudanaka OnsenNagano · 新湯田中温泉6 km southwest
Simple spring
Shibu OnsenNagano · 渋温泉6 km south
Chloride spring
Andai OnsenNagano · 安代温泉6 km south
Chloride spring
Hoshikawa OnsenNagano · 星川温泉6 km southwest
Chloride spring+2
Jigokudani OnsenNagano · 地獄谷温泉6.1 km south
Chloride spring+2

Similar water elsewhere

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

Lake Toya Hot SpringHokkaido · 洞爺湖温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Ōmaki OnsenToyama · 大牧温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Asarigawa OnsenHokkaido · 朝里川温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Yunokuchi OnsenMie · 湯ノ口温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Oga Onsen VillagesAkita · 男鹿温泉郷Also chloride
Chloride spring
Ōshima OnsenTokyo · 大島温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
42°C
Address in Japanese
長野県下高井郡山ノ内町大字夜間瀬

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.7867, 138.4496 — 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.