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Meiji Onsen

Nagano · 明治温泉

Meiji Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 23.7°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 3.8 — acidic. Officially the water is classed as iron spring. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Chino Station (JR)
  2. 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.

Iron spring

The water here

Iron spring 含鉄泉

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

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 — Chino City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Chino City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Tateshina OnsenkyōNagano · 蓼科温泉郷Same area
Simple spring+3
Shibu Goten-yu OnsenNagano · 渋御殿湯温泉Same area
Acidic springSulfur spring
Yokoya OnsenNagano · 横谷温泉Same area
Carbon dioxide springIron spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Tengu Hot spaNagano · 天狗温泉Also iron, similar pH
Iron spring
Kawasakiarima OnsenKanagawa · 川崎有馬温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Goshiki OnsenGunma · 五色温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Takarabune OnsenShiga · 宝船温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Nagaragawa OnsenGifu · 長良川温泉Also iron
Iron spring
Nagahamataikō OnsenShiga · 長浜太閤温泉Also iron
Iron spring

The numbers

Water temperature
23.7°C
pH
3.8 (acidic)
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
長野県茅野市奥蓼科

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.