Utsukushigahara Onsen Tours and Trips (Nagano Prefecture)

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Beautiful Gahara Onsen

Utsukushigahara Hot Springs

(Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture)

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Hot Spring Data

efficacy:
Neuralgia, arteriosclerosis
Spring quality:
Alkaline simple hot spring

Tourist Attraction Information

This hot spring is located close to the Utsukushigahara Plateau at an altitude of 2000m. It is also convenient for visiting tourist destinations such as Matsumoto, Kamikochi, and Azumino.

Highlights

This old hot spring has been around since the beginning of Nara period and is a hot spring resort for the nation. The communal bath, "Fureai Yamabekan Shiraito no Yu," is popular.

Hot Spring Specialties

Wine is also delicious in Utsukushigahara
Yamabe, at the foot of the Utsukushigahara Plateau, is known as a producer of high-quality grapes, and is home to the Yamabe Winery. Wine made from Delaware and Niagara grapes grown in the Yamabe area has a sweet and fresh taste that is different from wines made from European varieties. Every autumn, the hot spring town holds a wine event where you can stroll around and sample recommended wines from seven Matsumoto region wineries, along with homemade snacks.

Hot Springs

A long trail that passes through the Utsukushigahara Plateau
The Utsukushigahara Highlands Long Trail is a promenade that redeveloped existing mountain trails and walking paths, with a total of 8 courses and a total length of approximately 45 km. Centered on the Utsukushigahara Highlands, the trail starts in Kanayama Town in the Shika district in the north, passes through Toya-mine and Takeishi-mine, and heads towards Oga-toh of the Utsukushigahara Highlands, which is also one of the "100 Famous Mountains of Japan." From Oga-toh, a magnificent panorama of the Northern Alps, Southern Alps, Yatsugatake and other majestic mountains spreads out before you. Then, you pass through the Alps View Course, pass through Chausu-yama, Mitake-yama, and Hachibuse-yama, and arrive at Ushibushi-ji Temple, the southern starting point.