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Kumanotearayu Hot Spring

野沢温泉 外湯 熊の手洗湯

Public Bathhouse
Chubu·Nagano

Day Use

Yes
06:00–23:00
¥0

Free admission, there is a donation box at the entrance

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathNo

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaNo

Sauna room of any kind

Cold BathNo

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

Policies & Services

WashingNo

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

熊の手洗場

Kuma-no-Tearaiba Spring

Operated by · 一般財団法人 野沢会

Sulfur
Color
colorless and clear
Taste
sulfurous
Odor
faint hydrogen sulfide

Sodium Sulfate-Chloride spring

pH 8.9AlkalineSulfur-richHigh silica
Composition fingerprint0.4 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺87
Ca²⁺12
SO₄²⁻50
Cl⁻25
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Sulfate SO₄²⁻
"gypsum / Glauber's salt" — vessels and wound healing.
Known good for
  • Skin conditionsatopic skin, eczema
  • Circulationtired legs
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Sensitive-skin cautionbroken or dry skin

An alkaline simple sulfur spring. The water runs colorless and clear, yet it carries an unmistakable faint rotten-egg note of H₂S and a sulfurous taste on the lips, with enough hydrogen sulfide ion to place it squarely in the sulfur-bearing family. The alkalinity gives it the slippery, soft feel of Japan's beauty-water springs, reinforced by a generous load of metasilicic acid that leaves skin noticeably smoother. Overall mineralization stays light, so despite the sulfur the bath reads gentle rather than aggressive.

Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed Jun 28, 2016·環境未来株式会社 総合検査センター·Cert no. A1601934-003

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Sergey M
7 months ago· edited

829. Kumanotearayu Hot Spring, Nozawa Onsen, Nagano ★ An old-school onsen. Free of charge. The stated hours are 06:00 to 23:00. They stamp the Nozawa Onsen Shuin Meguri stamp. No staff, no showers. The bath photos from the internet match what it looks like. Inside there are two adjoining baths. The water is clear with a slight greenish tint, and there is some rare white mineral deposit. As for temperature, one bath is 42.5, the other is 50. The air inside is easy to breathe. Worth noting for people who like very high temperatures. 17.01.2026

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Last updated August 10, 2026