Yokoya Onsen

Nagano · 横谷温泉

Yokoya Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 19°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as carbon dioxide spring and iron spring. Its sources put out around 1,080 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Carbon dioxide springIron spring

The water here

Carbon dioxide spring 二酸化炭素泉

Fine bubbles cling to your skin. Rare in Japan, and usually cooler than other springs.

Iron spring 含鉄泉

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

The numbers

Water temperature
19°C
Discharge
1,080 litres a minute
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
長野県茅野市北山

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.0364, 138.2758 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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