Onsen in Nagano
11 hot springs, 0 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 1 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Nagano
Narrow it down
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Ranked by what you are after
We score every onsen the same way — the view from the water, the water itself, comfort, how far it sits from a town, and how easy it is to reach — then weight those differently depending on what you want.
Best for the view
What you can see from the water.
- Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan4.3
- Furusato-no-Yu3.3
- Kanaguya3.0
- Kaede-no-Yu2.9
- O-yu2.6
- Shin-yu2.6
- Daishi-yu2.6
- Kuma-no-Tearai-yu2.5
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Kaede-no-Yu4.1
- Kanaguya3.9
- Furusato-no-Yu3.2
- Ishi-yu3.2
- Daishi-yu3.1
- O-yu (Bessho Onsen)3.1
- Shibu O-yu (Ninth Bath)2.9
- O-yu2.6
Best for a whole day
Somewhere you can stay put from morning to night.
Every onsen we have checked in Nagano
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O-yu
大湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Shin-yu
真湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Kuma-no-Tearai-yu
熊の手洗湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Furusato-no-Yu
麻釜温泉公園 ふるさとの湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Shibu O-yu (Ninth Bath)
渋温泉 九番湯 大湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Kanaguya
歴史の宿 金具屋
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath
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Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan
地獄谷温泉 後楽館
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
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Daishi-yu
大師湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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Ishi-yu
石湯
Policy not published (day visit)
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O-yu (Bessho Onsen)
大湯（別所温泉）
Policy not published (day visit)
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Kaede-no-Yu
湯田中駅前温泉 楓の湯
Policy not published (day visit)