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Kamikochi Onsen
上高地温泉Nagano · Chubu
A hot-spring hotel on the Azusa River in Kamikochi whose own source feeds indoor and open-air baths looking across to the Hotaka wall, open to day visitors for a few hours each morning and afternoon. It is the only bathing option inside the valley, and it closes with the valley for the winter.
- Best season
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.2· 820 reviews
- Opening hours
- Seasonal — see below
- Nearest station
- Kamikochi Bus Terminal (no railway) — private cars are banned beyond the Kama Tunnel, so access is the shuttle bus or a taxi from the Sawando or Hirayu car parks · about 15 min walk downstream from Kappa Bridge
- Website
- kamikouchi-onsen-spa.com
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Closures
- Day-bath 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM and 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM during the season; closed entirely from 15 November to late April with the rest of the valley.
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