Stay & Explore Bessho Onsen

Located only 30 minutes by train from central Ueda City, Bessho Onsen lays claim to being the oldest hot spring town in Nagano. Known as ‘onsen’ in Japanese, natural hot springs play a fundamental role in the story of Japan and daily life for many people. Bessho Onsen is blessed with multiple onsen sources feeding its many hotels, guesthouses and a couple of public hot springs including the ‘Oyu’, ‘Daishiyu’ and ‘Ishiyu’ – small, gender-segregated bathhouses open from 06:00 to 22:00 / JPY150 for admission. Accommodation ranges from high-end to mid-range and budget options with most, if not all, hotels and guesthouses offering guests exclusive use on their in-house hot springs. Bessho Onsen is a small town that can easily be explored on-foot. This is a destination where you take it slow – that’s the pace of life in Bessho – with the emphasis on soaking your soul in its famous baths. Highly-photogenic and always charming, spending a day or night in Bessho Onsen offers one of Nagano’s best hot spring experiences.

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