1,400 years old – Bessho Hot Springs has the longest history of any hot spring in Nagano. Just 30 minutes by train from Ueda station, this resort is full of ryokans (traditional inns), 4 public hot springs, 3 free foot baths, and a historic temple.

• Temples

  1. Kitamuki Kannon
  2. Anrakuji

  Additionally, there are many shrines and temples where you can feel history around you, such as the 800-year-old Yakushido building at Chuzenji (temple) and Zensanji (temple). See this wide map.

• Day bathing / Foot hot spring

  Within Bessho Onsen, with its 1,400 years of history, are six baths and footbaths that have been popular since ancient times. Visiting them while walking around the old hot spring town is the true pleasure of Bessho Onsen.

  1. Ishiyu
  2. Daishiyu
  3. Nanakuri
     Foot-bath
  1. Oyu
  2. Oyu-Yakushinoyu
     Foot-bath
  3. Aisomenoyu

• Inns & Hotels

  1. Uematsuya
  2. Nakamatsuya
  3. Kashiwaya
     Honten
  4. Seizan
  5. Nanakusa No Yu
  6. Kawasemi no Yado
  7. Katsuraso
  8. Saito Ryokan
  1. Tsuruya
  2. Midoriya
     Kichiemon
  3. Tabinoyado Nanjo
  4. Tamaya Ryokan
  5. Hanaya

  See here.

• Hiking / Viewing platform

  The nearby Mt. Okamidake & Mt. Megamidake have since long been objects of the hot spring people’s faith and are climbable in 1 - 2 hours. The summits overlook great views of Bessho Onsen and the Shioda plains.

• Restaurants

  1. Hinode Shokudo
  2. Yakitori Katsura
  3. Bessho Espresso
•