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 KorakukanVisited4.3
- Furusato-no-YuVisited3.3
- KanaguyaVisited3.0
- Kaede-no-YuVisited2.9
- O-yuVisited2.6
- Shin-yuVisited2.6
- Daishi-yuVisited2.6
- Kuma-no-Tearai-yuVisited2.5
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Jigokudani Onsen KorakukanVisited4.2
- O-yuVisited4.1
- Shin-yuVisited4.1
- KanaguyaVisited4.1
- Daishi-yuVisited4.1
- Furusato-no-YuVisited4.0
- Kuma-no-Tearai-yuVisited3.8
- Shibu O-yu (Ninth Bath)Visited3.8
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Kaede-no-YuVisited4.1
- KanaguyaVisited3.9
- Furusato-no-YuVisited3.2
- Ishi-yuVisited3.2
- Daishi-yuVisited3.1
- O-yu (Bessho Onsen)Visited3.1
- Shibu O-yu (Ninth Bath)Visited2.9
- O-yuVisited2.6
Best for a whole day
Somewhere you can stay put from morning to night.
- KanaguyaVisited3.8
- Kaede-no-YuVisited3.7
- Furusato-no-YuVisited3.1
- Jigokudani Onsen KorakukanVisited2.7
- Ishi-yuVisited2.6
- Daishi-yuVisited2.4
- O-yu (Bessho Onsen)Visited2.4
- Shibu O-yu (Ninth Bath)Visited2.3
Every onsen we have checked in Nagano
O-yu
Shin-yu
Kuma-no-Tearai-yu
Furusato-no-Yu
Shibu O-yu (Ninth Bath)
Kanaguya
Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan
Daishi-yu
Ishi-yu
O-yu (Bessho Onsen)
Kaede-no-Yu
Planning a trip to Nagano
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About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.
