Tokura Onsen, Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture
Tokura Kanze Onsen
The low adult fare and 04:30 opening are its strongest points. Go to Zuisho for sauna and more pools, or Tokura Kokumin Onsen for a clearly documented once-through spring supply.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 04:30–23:00. Closed one day in the first and third weeks of each month; confirm the exact dates before visiting.
- 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 Onsen; the individual source is not published.
- Spring classification
- Alkaline simple spring.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The Shinshu Chikuma Tourism Bureau confirms that this is an operating natural-spring public bath and notes the water's clear, slightly green appearance. Its current Seven Lucky Gods listing does not specify water addition, heating, circulation, disinfection or source-flow conditions.
Bathing indications
The tourism bureau lists general bathing indications including muscle and joint discomfort, neuralgia, sensitivity to cold, insomnia and fatigue. These are not treatment guarantees.
Bath-specific water treatment and source-flow conditions are not published in the current listing.
Admission is ¥300 for adults, ¥250 for middle-school students, ¥120 for elementary-school students and ¥70 for preschool children; children under 3 enter free. Current listings mention lockers and bathing supplies for sale, but do not present it as a large facility with a sauna or open-air bath.
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.
