Kamisuwa Onsen, southwest shore of Lake Suwa, Suwa, Nagano Prefecture
Suwakko Land
A good choice for drivers, families or a half-day visit built around the baths, sauna and pool. If you have only a short stop near JR Kamisuwa Station and no car, Katakurakan is easier to reach on foot.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 10:00–22:00; closed Thursdays. Current 2026 rates are ¥630 before 20:00 and ¥310 after 20:00. A price change has been announced for April 2027, but the new rates were not yet published as of 7 September 2026.
- Tattoo policy
- Not permitted. The facility's current rules refuse entry and bathing to guests with tattoos.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Kamisuwa Onsen; the current main facility page does not name the individual spring used.
- Spring classification
- The facility confirms natural Kamisuwa hot-spring water but does not list a detailed chemical classification on its current main page.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The facility says its two bathing areas, Roman and Aroma, are switched between men and women weekly and use Kamisuwa spring water. Do not assume that the cave bath, reclining bath, plain bath, herbal bath and jet bath all use the same natural spring or are source-flowing; treatment conditions are not published for each pool.
Bathing indications
The facility presents hot springs, fitness and leisure as part of its offering. Its current main pages do not provide a complete indication list tied to a specific spring; no treatment or beauty claims are added here.
The admission fee includes the baths and swimming pool; the training room and other areas cost extra. Towel set rental is ¥400. A price revision and end of the evening discount are announced for April 2027, but the new rates were not yet available as of 7 September 2026. Tattoos are not allowed.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
