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1. Traditional Onsen Town landscape
Nozawa Onsen is a famous town in Good hot spring.
This hotspring is said to have been discovered in 8th century.
Sotoyu in Nozawa onsen is 13 bathtubs dotted in the town, and this onsen have an unique point.
That is.. Local people control their bathtubs, so they do cleaning and maintaining every day, even more they pay electricity and water.
That's why this bath is free. (donations are welcome.)
You will meet local people and find taking an onsen is a part of their life.
13 Japanese traditional architectures.(see above pictures)
Each bathtub has its feature, especially Ooyu, one of the bathtubs, is very beautiful.
Each bathtub has its feature, especially Ooyu, one of the bathtubs, is very beautiful.
You can go all the bathtub by foot. Try All bath!
3. 100% natural Strong Sulfurous Spring
Completely natural hotspring. The type of this bath is sulfurous onsen, but a little different from each other.
Some are white, others are transparent.
This spring is so strong that your body will keep hot for three or four hours after a bath time!!
| outdoor bath | 0 |
| indoor bath | 13 |
| sauna bath | 0 |
| chartered bath | 0 |
| onsen type | sulfurous onsen |
| pH | 7.6 - 8.9 |
| temperature of the hot spring source | 43 - 86 deg C |
| amount of discharge | 180 - 500 l/min |
| onsen water feeding system | no circulation, no disinfection, no filtration |
| warming | no |
| adding water | no |
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| indoor bath 1 |
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indoor bath 3 |
Info.
| name | Sotoyu |
| facility type | public bath |
| url | http://nozawakanko.jp/english/hotspring/sotoyu.php |
| address | 9780-4 Toyosato, Nozawaonsen, Shimotakai District, Nagano (tourist information center) |
| tel. | 0269-85-3155 (tourist information center) |
| price | free |
| available time | 5:00 - 23:00 (Apr. to Nov.), 6:00 - 23:00 (Dec. to Mar.) |
| holiday | no holiday |
| overnight stay | no |
| note | no staff and no towel in the bathtub. (if you are in trouble, ask the staff in tourist information center) |
Access
from the Tokyo area
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| 95 min. by Shinkansen | 60 min. by train | 16 min. by bus | |||||
| Tokyo Sta. | Nagano Shinkansen "Asama" (JR) |
Nagano Sta. | Iiyama Line (JR) | Togari Nozawa Onsen Sta. | Togari Nozawa Onsen Sta. | Bus (Yunohana Go) *Timetable |
Nozawa Onsen Shinyu (Last stop) |
*note
Tour bus is also available from Nagano Station except winter season. It takes 80 min. to Nozawa Onsen.
http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp/robus/2013natsu/nozawa_s.htm (Japanese only)
written on Sep.26.2013