Tokura-Kamiyamada Onsen, Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture
Chikuma Hakuchoen
The most complete half-day option for families or older visitors, with dining and space to relax as well as a bath. For a straightforward low-cost soak, Kanze, Kokumin or Kamenoyu costs less.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 09:30–21:00; last admission 20:30. Closed on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
- Tattoo policy
- The facility's current first-party information does not confirm a tattoo policy. Check with the bathhouse before visiting.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Natural spring water from Tokura-Kamiyamada Onsen; the current page does not identify the individual source.
- Spring classification
- Alkaline simple spring, according to the current Shinshu Chikuma Tourism Bureau listing.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The current facility page confirms natural spring water. Its open-air bath is source-flowing, and the cold bath uses flowing groundwater. Complete treatment details for the other indoor baths are not published, so the same conditions are not attributed to every pool.
Bathing indications
The tourism bureau lists general bathing indications including neuralgia, muscle and joint discomfort and sensitivity to cold. These are not treatment guarantees.
The open-air bath is described as source-flowing and the cold bath as flowing groundwater; treatment conditions for the other pools are not fully published.
Admission changed on 1 August 2026 to ¥700 for adults, ¥350 for ages 6–11, and free for children under 6. The sauna, restaurant and relaxation areas are included as facilities, but activities and classes may cost extra.
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.
