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Okuyamada Onsen

Nagano · 奥山田温泉

Okuyamada Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. It measures pH 6.8 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Getting there

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

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 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.

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.

Takamagahara OnsenToyama · 高天原温泉Also sulfur, similar pH
Sulfur spring
Yumata OnsenNagano · 湯俣温泉Also sulfur, similar pH
Sulfur spring
Noji OnsenFukushima · 野地温泉Also sulfur, similar pH
Sulfur spring
Shin-Noji onsenFukushima · 新野地温泉Also sulfur, similar pH
Sulfur spring
Amehatako OnsenYamanashi · 雨畑湖温泉Also sulfur, similar pH
Sulfur spring
Yūdoku OnsenHokkaido · 有毒温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

pH
6.8 (close to neutral)

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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.