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Susobanakyō Onsen

Nagano · 裾花峡温泉

Susobanakyō Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 44.3°C, hot. It measures pH 7.2 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 1,500 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Nagano Station (Shinkansen)
  2. Walk, about 9 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.

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 — Nagano City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Matsushiro OnsenNagano · 松代温泉Same area
Chloride spring+2
Togakushikamitsuge OnsenNagano · 戸隠神告げ温泉Same area
Simple spring
Yamanokami OnsenNagano · 山の神温泉Same area
Simple spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Akayu OnsenNiigata · 赤湯温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Uttō OnsenAkita · 打当温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Ryūkyū OnsenOkinawa · 琉球温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Yugawa OnsenIshikawa · 湯川温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Yūwafurusato OnsenAkita · 雄和ふるさと温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring
Ken'ichi OnsenHokkaido · 見市温泉Also chloride, similar pH
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
44.3°C
pH
7.2 (close to neutral)
Discharge
1,500 litres a minute
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
長野県長野市南長野妻科98

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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