Matsuba lodging area, Nozawa Onsen, Nozawaonsen Village, Nagano Prefecture
Matsuba-no-Yu Public Bath
A distinctive two-storey bathhouse: the bathing area is upstairs, while the first floor has a washing space. The stairs may be inconvenient for visitors with limited mobility.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 05:00–23:00 from April through November; 06:00–23:00 from December through March. There is no fixed admission charge; visitors are asked for a voluntary contribution.
- Tattoo policy
- The current tourism-association pages reviewed do not confirm a tattoo rule; check locally if you need a definite answer.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- About 90°C for the listed source.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Asagama source with cooler water from the Spa Arena direction.
- Spring classification
- Simple sulfur spring.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The tourism association describes all 13 Nozawa public baths as 100% source-flowing. Matsuba-no-Yu is listed as using Asagama water with cooler water; fixed pool temperatures are not published.
Bathing indications
The association lists general bathing indications including neuralgia, rheumatism, reduced gastrointestinal function, diabetes and dermatitis. These are not treatment guarantees.
The bath is upstairs and requires using stairs. A spring-source figure is not a pool temperature.
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.
