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Jimotoya

錦の湯 地本屋じもとや

Lodging
Chubu·Nagano

Day Use

Yes
15:00–19:30
¥800

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

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

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathNo

A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group

Room OnsenNo

Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

第2、4号源泉、山田源泉、大下源泉、東北源泉の混合泉

Asama Onsen Blended Spring (Nos. 2 & 4, Yamada, Oshita, Tohoku)

Operated by · 浅間温泉事業協同組合

Mixed source

Simple
Color
almost colorless and clear
Taste
faintly sulfurous
Odor
faint hydrogen sulfide

Sodium-Calcium Sulfate spring

pH 9.0AlkalineHot source · 51°CHigh silicaTop-decile alkaline
Composition fingerprint0.4 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺71
Ca²⁺28
SO₄²⁻73
Cl⁻16
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
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A blended source: five wells — Nos. 2 and 4 plus the Yamada, Oshita and Tohoku springs — are combined at Asama Onsen's central distribution tank, which is where the sample for this certificate was drawn. The water is an alkaline simple thermal spring at pH 9.0, soft on the skin with the slippery feel that places it in Japan's beauty-water family. Mineralization is light at 440 mg/kg, but 54 mg/kg of metasilicic acid leaves the kind of thin silica film that makes skin feel noticeably smoother afterwards. At the wellhead the water carries a faintly sulfurous taste and a light rotten-egg note of H₂S; the certificate's appendix lists it as documented for autonomic nervous system instability, depressed mood and insomnia.

Sampled at mixing tank·Analyzed Mar 25, 2026·一般社団法人 長野県薬剤師会·Cert no. 中No.7-45号

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Dinara

1 month ago· edited

A ryokan with day-use bathing, with two different (!) source waters that are swapped around closer to midnight. It has a full Showa vibe, but everything is clean and fresh, although the staff seemed a bit low-energy (then again, who is energetic in August heat?), but they actively offered to help with taxis and buses (I did not need it, and they even seemed a little disappointed that they did not need to help). There is no view from the rotenburo, and it is closed at night from 22:00 to 6:00. The uchiyu are open almost all the time except for one hour at night for switching the onsen and cleaning them. The water is soft and pleasant, and it is easy to breathe there.

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Last updated September 18, 2026