Goshiki Onsen

Nagano · 五色温泉

Goshiki Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring and radioactive spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassNot a JR line

Train to Suzaka Station
Local bus, about 30 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.

Sulfur springRadioactive spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

Radioactive spring 放射能泉

Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.

Things to see nearby

Kaminari FallsWaterfall · 0.8 km

Yonako FallsWaterfall · 11.2 km

Yamadaboku Wild Snow ParkSki area · 1.2 km

Manza Onsen Ski ResortSki area · 4.7 km

Mount YokoteMountain · 6 km

Takanashi clan fortified residenceCastle · 12.2 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 — Nagano Inns with a private bath — Takayama Village