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Yudanaka Onsen

Nagano · 湯田中温泉

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

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Yudanaka Station
  2. A short walk

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 springSulfur 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.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

Things to see nearby

Takanashi clan fortified residenceCastle · 4 km
Ryuoo Ski ParkSki area · 6 km
Mount YakebitaiMountain · 9.1 km
Nozawa Onsen Snow ResortSki area · 19.5 km
Nyohō-ji TempleTemple · 3.4 km
Fukuroya MuseumArt museum · 4.5 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

Hoshikawa OnsenNagano · 星川温泉0.4 km west
Chloride spring+2
Honami OnsenNagano · 穂波温泉0.5 km southwest
Chloride springSulfate spring
Shin-Yudanaka OnsenNagano · 新湯田中温泉0.8 km west
Simple spring
Andai OnsenNagano · 安代温泉0.8 km southeast
Chloride spring
Shibu OnsenNagano · 渋温泉1.3 km southeast
Chloride spring
Kakuma OnsenNagano · 角間温泉1.6 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.

Ginzan OnsenYamagata · 銀山温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Nanki-Katsuura OnsenWakayama · 南紀勝浦温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Echigo Yuzawa OnsenNiigata · 越後湯沢温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Kitsuregawa OnsenTochigi · 喜連川温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Onogawa OnsenYamagata · 小野川温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Iwamuro OnsenNiigata · 岩室温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
長野県下高井郡山ノ内町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.7397, 138.4206 — 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.