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Explore 27 hot springs and bathing facilities by prefecture. Check day admission, guest-only access and transport for each place.
Explore places that fit your ski holiday, organised by region. Check each official website for current availability, prices and opening hours.
Venue photographShisai-no-Yu's outdoor bath with autumn foliage, not a winter photograph.
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The hot spring at Shin Furano Prince Hotel. If staying in Kitanomine or town, arrange the journey home as well. The photograph shows autumn foliage, not winter scenery.
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Venue photographMori no Uta’s shared indoor bath.
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Mori no Uta’s shared indoor and outdoor baths. Staying guests and visitors booking a meal or spa package have different access conditions.
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Venue photographGoshiki outdoor bath, photographed in summer 2011. The winter setting differs.
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Make a mountain bath part of the day. Goshiki offers day-use bathing and accommodation; winter access and your return journey need a plan.
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Venue photographKiranoyu exterior, photographed in summer 2011, not current winter conditions.
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A day-use bath about a minute on foot from Niseko Station. Set your return train or transfer before settling into the visit.
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Venue photographKotobuki no Yu’s outdoor bath, in an official evening photograph.
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An onsen on the hotel’s sixth floor, with outdoor and indoor baths. Check day-visitor and hotel-guest arrangements before you go.
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Venue photographIndoor bath at Spa Refre, with green-season woodland beyond the windows.
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Baths and sauna inside Sahoro Resort Hotel. Hotel guests bathe free; day visitors pay separately. The stone-filtered outdoor bath has not been verified as a natural hot spring.
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Venue photographSapporo Prince Hotel’s shared outdoor hot-spring bath.
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Shared indoor and outdoor hot-spring baths for Sapporo Prince Hotel guests. Check the separate admission charge and visiting hours with your room plan.
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Venue photographYu Kiroro’s shared onsen in a green season; not the private bath.
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An onsen exclusively for Yu Kiroro guests. Choose the shared baths or a separately booked private bath after checking the conditions.
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Venue photographSukayu Onsen Ryokan exterior. The existing photo record dates this to 6 May 2009, in spring; not a bath interior or this winter’s view.
Sukayu’s Hiba Sennin Bath is a mixed-gender bathhouse built with hiba wood. Tama no Yu offers separate baths for men and women. Choose the bath and whether you are visiting for the day or staying overnight. The photograph shows the inn’s exterior in spring, not a bath interior or this winter’s conditions.
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Venue photographGeto Usagimori Onsen — bath
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From the ski slopes, it's time to take a bath.
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Venue photographMizukami Azumakan Onsen — bath
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On the way to the mountain, we took a detour to a hot spring.
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Venue photographOnsen Morinoyu — bath
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Take a breather at Hachimantai.
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Appi Onsen/Shirakaba no Yu open-air bath
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After the last run, unwind in Appi’s open-air bath.
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Main entrance of Togatta Onsen's public bath "Kami no Yu"
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Take a break in the center of the hot spring town.
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Venue photographExterior view of Mizusawa Onsen Outdoor Baths. Photographed in 2022.
After skiing, head to the sulfur hot springs on the plateau.
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Tsurunoyu hot spring open-air bath and bathers surrounded by deep snow and icicles
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Go further from the plateau to see the scenery of the hot springs.
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Venue photographExterior view of Zao Onsen public bath Shimoyu. Photographed in 2013.
Take a short bath at the public bath on Takayu Street. Shimoyu is a place you can stop by even in Zao in winter.
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Venue photographOnsen Shinzaemon — bath
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A bath that connects skiing and the hot spring town.
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Venue photographOnsen Grandeco Buna — bath
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From the mountain of beech trees to the time of bathing.
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Venue photographLotte Arai Resort Hoshizora Onsen outdoor bath
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Time to warm up in the ski area.
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Venue photographOnsen Kaido No Yu — outdoor bath surrounded by snow
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After skiing at Mitsumata, unwind in the outdoor rock bath. Pair Kaido no Yu with a stop at the roadside station.
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Venue photographOnsen Komako No Yu — exterior
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A public bath named for the heroine of Snow Country. Make Komako no Yu part of a walk through the onsen town.
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Venue photographOnsen Yukisasa No Yu — bath
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Enjoy the brown hot water both indoors and outdoors. On the way back from Naeba, we stop at a hot spring fed directly from the source.
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Venue photographHappo-no-Yu outdoor bath, from the official facility website. Photography date and publication permission unverified; views depend on the weather.
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A bath after Happo-one. Plan the walk, your change of clothes and the journey home.
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Venue photographExterior of Nozawa Onsen Furusato no Yu, photographed in 2022.
A shower, indoor baths and time in the open air. Choose Furusato-no-yu for a well-equipped day-use bathing stop.
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Venue photographOn a rainy night, people in yukata walk with umbrellas outside Oyu in Nozawa Onsen.
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Start with the village’s wooden bathhouse. Oyu is a window into Nozawa Onsen’s everyday bathing traditions.
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Venue photographExterior of Shibu Onsen’s ninth public bath, Oyu. Photographed in 2024.
Visit Oyu, Shibu Onsen’s ninth public bath. Day visitors need a bathing ticket and an arranged door unlock; the nine-bath tour is reserved for guests staying in the town.
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Reserved and non-reserved Nagano buses are separate. Winter pages still cover2025–26: verify the current departure and actual stop at Happo, Hakuba Station or Goryu. The existing80min example is bus plus walking from Nagano to Happo gondola, not every mountain or waiting time.
Connecting skiing days with time to enjoy the surroundings. Consider the model plan for each area.
Hakuba's model plan. Connecting arrival, skiing, and enjoyment of the surrounding area. Please adjust the number of days and time allocation according to arrival time and traffic.
Tomamu's model plan. Connecting arrival, skiing, and enjoyment of the surrounding area. Please adjust the number of days and time allocation according to arrival time and traffic.
Transportation information to GALA Yuzawa. From major transportation hubs to snowy mountains and the entrance to your inn. Please check the official information on the day of use for times and fees.
Transportation information to Kagura/Mitsumata. From major transportation hubs to snowy mountains and the entrance to your inn. Please check the official information on the day of use for times and fees.