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Warabi Onsen

Nagano · 蕨温泉

Warabi Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Suzaka Station
  2. Local bus, about 25 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 springSulfate 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.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

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

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Similar water elsewhere

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

Shima OnsenGunma · 四万温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Tamatsukuri OnsenShimane · 玉造温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Atami OnsenShizuoka · 熱海温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Asamushi OnsenAomori · 浅虫温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Yamashiro OnsenIshikawa · 山代温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Sarugakyō OnsenGunma · 猿ヶ京温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Nagano

Bessho OnsenNagano · 別所温泉
Sulfur spring
Hirugami OnsenNagano · 昼神温泉
Sulfur spring
Togura-Kamiyamada OnsenNagano · 戸倉上山田温泉
Sulfur spring
Shirahone OnsenNagano · 白骨温泉
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring
Kakeyu OnsenNagano · 鹿教湯温泉
Simple spring
Yudanaka-Shibu OnsenNagano · 湯田中渋温泉郷
Chloride spring+2
Hoshino OnsenNagano · 星野温泉
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Asama OnsenNagano · 浅間温泉
Simple spring

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