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Andai Onsen

Nagano · 安代温泉

Andai Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 97°C, hot enough that it has to be cooled before anyone can get in. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Yudanaka Station
  2. Local bus, about 5 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 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.

Things to see nearby

Takanashi clan fortified residenceCastle · 4.7 km
Mount YakebitaiMountain · 8.6 km
Ryuoo Ski ParkSki area · 6.1 km
Nozawa Onsen Snow ResortSki area · 19.8 km
Nyohō-ji TempleTemple · 4.1 km
Kaminari FallsWaterfall · 8.6 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 — 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0.5 km east
Chloride spring
Yudanaka OnsenNagano · 湯田中温泉0.8 km northwest
Chloride springSulfur spring
Kakuma OnsenNagano · 角間温泉0.9 km south
Chloride springSulfate spring
Honami OnsenNagano · 穂波温泉1.1 km west
Chloride springSulfate spring
Hoshikawa OnsenNagano · 星川温泉1.2 km west
Chloride spring+2
Kanbayashi OnsenNagano · 上林温泉1.5 km southeast
Chloride springSulfate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kinosaki OnsenHyogo · 城崎温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Kaike OnsenTottori · 皆生温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Awara OnsenFukui · 芦原温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Wakura OnsenIshikawa · 和倉温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Katayamazu OnsenIshikawa · 片山津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Atagawa OnsenShizuoka · 熱川温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
97°C
Address in Japanese
長野県下高井郡山ノ内町大字平穏字安代

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.7355, 138.4281 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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