What this area is like
Nozawa Onsen is a ski village with 13 free public baths and the boiling Ogama spring, where locals cook vegetables. Its fire festival on 15 January is one of Japan’s wildest. Akiyamago is a remote valley of hot springs to the east.
Plan your visit
Buses from Iiyama Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen take about 25 minutes.
Choose your next step
Other areas in Nagano
Nagano, Togakushi & Obuse →Shiga Kogen & Yudanaka-Shibu →Ueda, Bessho & Kakeyu →Sugadaira & Minenohara →Togura-Kamiyamada & Chikuma →Karuizawa, Saku & Komoro →Yatsugatake, Fujimi, Hara & Nobeyama →Tateshina, Lake Shirakaba & Kurumayama →Suwa, Okaya, Kirigamine & Utsukushigahara →Hakuba & Otari →Matsumoto, Asama & Shiojiri →Kamikochi, Norikura & Shirahone →Azumino & Omachi →Ina, Komagane, Iida & Hirugami →Kiso →Madarao, Iiyama, Shinano & Kurohime →