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Akiha-no-Yu

野沢温泉 外湯 秋葉の湯のざわおんせん そとゆ あきばのゆ

Free communal sotoyu in Nozawa Onsen village

Public BathhouseTemporarily Closed
Chubu·Nagano

Day Use

Yes
05:00–00:00
¥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

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathNo

A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Policies & Services

TattooYes

Allows entry with visible tattoos

DiningNo

A restaurant or dining room open to visitors, not only meals for overnight guests

WashingNo

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsNo

Towels to rent or borrow at the desk

Rest AreaNo

Relaxation space for after bathing

大釜および御嶽の混合泉

Ōkama and Ontake Blended Spring

Operated by · 財団法人 野沢会

Mixed source

Sulfur
Color
colorless and clear
Taste
not recorded
Odor
has a hydrogen sulfide odor

Sodium-Calcium Sulfate spring

pH 8.5AlkalineHot source · 76°CSulfur-richHigh silica
Composition fingerprint1.0 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺64
Ca²⁺34
SO₄²⁻71
Cl⁻19
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
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Sensitive-skin cautionbroken or dry skin

A blend of two Nozawa wells, Ōkama and Ontake, feeding an alkaline simple sulfur spring. The water runs colorless and clear yet carries an unmistakable hydrogen sulfide note, backed by 15.7 mg/kg of hydrogen sulfide ion, comfortably past the sulfur-spring threshold. At pH 8.83 it is alkaline and soft on the skin, squarely in Japan's beauty-water family, and a generous 119 mg/kg of metasilicic acid leaves the kind of silica film that makes skin feel smoother afterwards. The source emerges at 76.0 °C, among Japan's hottest, while dissolved solids stay light at 998 mg/kg, so the water reads gentle rather than heavy.

Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed Oct 13, 2018·環境未来株式会社 総合検査センター

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About

Akiha-no-Yu (秋葉の湯) is one of the 13 sotoyu (外湯) communal baths that make up Nozawa Onsen's village bathing network. There's a single indoor pool fed by hot sulfur spring water running fresh in kakenagashi style. The building is plain and functional, without the wooden charm of some other sotoyu, but the water is the real thing. Entry is free, with a donation box by the door.

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Sergey M
8 months ago

823. Akiha-no-Yu, Nozawa Onsen, Nagano A very old-school onsen. Free of charge. Opening hours are listed as 05:00 to 00:00. They stamp the Nozawa Onsen Shuin Meguri stamp. No staff, no shower. The changing room was warm in winter. Indoor bath with clear water. Temperature was 43.5. It was comfortable to breathe inside. 17.01.2026

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Last updated September 19, 2026