Kashio Onsen Spa

Nagano · 鹿塩温泉

Kashio Onsen Spa is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 14°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfur spring. 3 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Tokyoabout 3 h

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

Train to Ina-Ōshima Station (JR)
Local bus, about 50 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.

Chloride springSulfur spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

Things to see nearby

Mount ShiomiMountain · 11.6 km

Fukutoku-ji TempleTemple · 4.1 km

Informel Nakagawamura MuseumArt museum · 11.3 km

Iida CastleCastle · 21.9 km

Bee MuseumMuseum · 11.1 km

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.

Rooms with an open-air bath — Nagano Inns with a private bath — Nagano