Nagano Achi Village
Luxurious bathing in a skin-beautifying hot spring and 19 diverse baths
"Yuttari no Sato Inaka" is a hot spring ryokan in Hirugami Onsen in Achi Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture. Hirugami Onsen boasts an astonishing alkalinity of pH 9.8, and is renowned as a beautifying bath with a silky, smooth texture. The property features 19 different baths, including the Seven Spring Garden Open-Air Baths, where you can stroll through the grounds as if on a garden walk, Four Thermal Indoor Baths, and private baths. A full-scale sauna scented with hinoki and bamboo charcoal, with views of the garden from the window, a foot bath with a pleasant natural breeze, and a hugely popular buffet are also among its attractions.
A spacious indoor bath where you can fully enjoy the beauty bath of Hirugami Onsen. It boasts an astonishingly alkaline pH of 9.8, and its silky, smooth texture is its defining feature. In addition to the large public bath, you can also enjoy a tour of the hot springs through four distinctive indoor baths.
Seven types of open-air baths scattered throughout a beautiful, atmospheric garden. Hinoki baths, standing baths, rock baths, seasonal baths, cascading baths, and more let you enjoy a tour of the baths as if strolling through the garden. The baths alternate between men and women depending on the time of day, so you can enjoy all of them.
A reservation-only private open-air bath where families, groups, and guests seeking privacy can enjoy a luxurious hot spring experience. You can indulge in the silky Hirugami Onsen waters all to yourself without worrying about anyone else.
Eight foot baths installed beside the clear flow of the Achi River. This relaxing spot lets you casually enjoy the warmth of Hirugami’s hot spring water while listening to the pleasant murmur of the river and gazing at the Southern Alps in the distance.
A full-fledged dry sauna wrapped in the aroma of bamboo charcoal and hinoki. From the sauna room window, you can look out through the glass at the seasonal atmosphere of the garden open-air baths. The soothing far-infrared heat gently warms you from deep within, easing away the fatigue of travel.
A private single-person cold plunge bath set in a corner of the garden open-air area. Ideal for tightening and cooling down a body that has been thoroughly heated in the sauna. Installed only in the bath areas with hinoki baths or standing baths, which alternate between men and women depending on the time of day.
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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.
