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Makuiwa Onsen

Nagano · 幕岩温泉

Makuiwa Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 71.2°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Yudanaka Station
  2. Local bus, about 1 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 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 — Yamanouchi Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Shibu OnsenNagano · 渋温泉Same area
Chloride spring
Yudanaka OnsenNagano · 湯田中温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfur spring
Jigokudani OnsenNagano · 地獄谷温泉Same area
Chloride spring+2
Kanbayashi OnsenNagano · 上林温泉Same area
Chloride springSulfate spring
Hoppo OnsenNagano · 発哺温泉Same area
Sulfur spring
Andai OnsenNagano · 安代温泉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.

Kurokawa OnsenKumamoto · 黒川温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Nozawa OnsenNagano · 野沢温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Onneyu OnsenHokkaido · 温根湯温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Nakabusa OnsenNagano · 中房温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Harazuru OnsenFukuoka · 原鶴温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Babadani OnsenToyama · 祖母谷温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

Water temperature
71.2°C
Address in Japanese
長野県下高井郡山ノ内町大字平穏

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.