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Reisenzan Onsen

Nagano · 霊泉寺温泉

Reisenzan Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. 8 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 2½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Ueda Station (Shinkansen)
  2. Local bus, about 55 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.

Sulfate spring

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

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 — Ueda City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Bessho OnsenNagano · 別所温泉Same area
Sulfur spring
Kakeyu OnsenNagano · 鹿教湯温泉Same area
Simple spring
Ōshio OnsenNagano · 大塩温泉Same area
Sulfate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Yamanaka OnsenIshikawa · 山中温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Yutagawa OnsenYamagata · 湯田川温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Asahidake OnsenHokkaido · 旭岳温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Itamuro OnsenTochigi · 板室温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Dōgashima OnsenShizuoka · 堂ヶ島温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Sakazuki OnsenHokkaido · 盃温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
42°C
Inns
8
Address in Japanese
長野県上田市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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