Nagano Kijimadaira Village
A spacious super resort spa with panoramic views of Kijimadaira and beautiful starry skies
"SBC Resort Kijimadaira" (formerly Panoramaland Kijimadaira) is a hot spring facility attached to a resort hotel, perched on a hill near the ski area in Kijimadaira Village, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture. The baths feature a very open design, with a spacious large public bath, jet baths, and a cure zone (Baden area) integrated into one. From the open-air bath, you can enjoy a sweeping panorama of the peaceful Kijimadaira countryside and the mountains of northern Shinshu spread out below, while at night you can soak in bliss under a sky full of glittering stars and beautiful night views. The compact yet thoroughly warming authentic dry sauna pairs perfectly with the cold bath filled with crisp, pure Shinshu water, delivering an exceptional refresh after sports or sightseeing.
A natural hot spring that gently envelops the body and softly eases daily fatigue and muscle tension after activities. You can enjoy it luxuriously in the large bath with sunlight streaming through the big windows, the Baden cure zone, and the superb open-air bath overlooking a sweeping panorama of northern Shinshu and glittering night views.
A compact, calm dry sauna located inside the large public bath. Because of its small, efficient layout, the heat quickly fills the room, and the seats near the stove offer deeply penetrating dry heat that lets you enjoy remarkably refreshing perspiration.
A cold bath in the indoor bathing area, placed along an excellent route just in front of the sauna room. It is always filled with exceptionally cool, clear highland water, and its crisp temperature quickly cools down a body that has been thoroughly warmed by the sauna or hot spring.
Open Year-Round
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A celebrated spot with drinkable North Alps groundwater and the nation’s top electric baths
Nagano
A premium Karuizawa resort where you can totonou in a natural hot spring with water flowing directly from the source and the forest’s spring water
Nagano
A highland hot spring resort standing by Lake Shirakaba
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
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Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
