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Sawando Onsen

Nagano · 沢渡温泉

Sawando Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. Its sources put out around 1,100 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Shin-Shimashima Station
  2. Local bus, about 40 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.

The water type for this town has not been identified yet. It is on the list to check.

More photographs

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

Things to see nearby

Hotaka MountainsMountain · 14 km
Bandokoro FallsWaterfall · 4 km
Igaya Ski ResortSki area · 4.9 km
Zengorō FallsWaterfall · 6.4 km
Hirayu ShrineShrine · 10 km
Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter ResortSki area · 15.2 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 — Matsumoto City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Matsumoto City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Shirahone OnsenNagano · 白骨温泉3.3 km southwest
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring
Sakamaki OnsenNagano · 坂巻温泉5.6 km northwest
Chloride spring+2
Akanudani OnsenNagano · 赤怒谷温泉6.3 km northwest
Sulfur spring
Nakanoyu OnsenNagano · 中の湯温泉7.1 km northwest
Iron springSulfur spring
Kamikōchi OnsenNagano · 上高地温泉9.7 km north
Sulfur spring
Hirayu OnsenGifu · 平湯温泉10.2 km west
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

The numbers

Discharge
1,100 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
長野県松本市安曇沢渡

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.1640, 137.6608 — 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.