Akanudani Onsen
Akanudani Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.
Getting there
From Tokyoabout 3½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
- Train to Shin-Shimashima Station
- Local bus, about 45 min
The water here
Sulfur spring
The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.
Things to see nearby
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.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Sakamaki OnsenNagano · 坂巻温泉0.7 km southeast
Nakanoyu OnsenNagano · 中の湯温泉0.8 km northwest
Kamikōchi OnsenNagano · 上高地温泉5.1 km north
Hirayu OnsenGifu · 平湯温泉5.2 km west
Shirahone OnsenNagano · 白骨温泉5.8 km south
Sawando OnsenNagano · 沢渡温泉6.3 km southeast
Similar water elsewhere
Yūdoku OnsenHokkaido · 有毒温泉Also sulfur
Bessho OnsenNagano · 別所温泉Also sulfur
Hirugami OnsenNagano · 昼神温泉Also sulfur
Kurokawa OnsenKumamoto · 黒川温泉Also sulfur
Togura-Kamiyamada OnsenNagano · 戸倉上山田温泉Also sulfur
Takayu OnsenFukushima · 高湯温泉Also sulfur
The numbers
- Address in Japanese
- 長野県松本市安曇
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
36.2025, 137.6086 — open the map
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.