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Dokusawa Onsen

Nagano · 毒沢温泉

Dokusawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. It measures pH 2.53 — acidic. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring and iron spring. Its sources put out around 7 litres a minute. 2 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Shimo-Suwa Station (JR)
2. Local bus, about 15 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 here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

Iron spring 含鉄泉

Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

Similar water elsewhere

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

The numbers

pH

2.53 (acidic)

Discharge

7 litres a minute

Inns

2

Address in Japanese

長野県諏訪郡下諏訪町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.0954, 138.0822 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia