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Sakamaki Onsen

Nagano · 坂巻温泉

Sakamaki Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3½ h

CarNot needed

JR PassNot a JR line

Train to Shin-Shimashima Station
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.

Chloride springBicarbonate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

Things to see nearby

Hotaka MountainsMountain · 10.6 km

Hirayu FallsWaterfall · 5.5 km

Bandokoro FallsWaterfall · 8.7 km

Igaya Ski ResortSki area · 9.1 km

Hirayu ShrineShrine · 5.4 km

Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter ResortSki area · 11.3 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 — Nagano Inns with a private bath — Matsumoto City