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Matsukawakeikoku Onsen

Nagano · 松川渓谷温泉

Matsukawakeikoku Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 55°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2½ h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Suzaka Station
  2. Taxi

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 — Takayama Village

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Takayama Village

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yamada OnsenNagano · 山田温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfur spring
Shichimi OnsenNagano · 七味温泉Same area
Sulfur spring
Goshiki OnsenNagano · 五色温泉Same area
Sulfur springRadioactive spring
Koyasu OnsenNagano · 子安温泉Same area
Chloride spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Furutōbe OnsenAomori · 古遠部温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Kanose OnsenNiigata · かのせ温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Hōrinji OnsenToyama · 法林寺温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Sakasamaki OnsenNiigata · 逆巻温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Iwakura OnsenAkita · 岩倉温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring
Fukumitsuhanayama OnsenToyama · 福光華山温泉Also sulfate and chloride
Chloride springSulfate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
55°C
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
長野県上高井郡高山村

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.