Chikuma Onsen Nagano

Chikuma, along the Chikuma River in central Nagano Prefecture, is a large agricultural municipality formed from the merger of several communities in the Nagano basin whose fertile river terrace soils produce famous Nagano apples, Nagano grapes, and the peaches that have made the Chikuma River valley one of Japan's most productive stone and pome fruit regions. Chikuma Onsen Nagano draws on sodium and bicarbonate thermal waters from the geothermal resources of the Nagano basin mountain zone, providing restorative baths in a river valley municipality surrounded by the orchard landscapes and traditional Nagano farming culture that has sustained this productive river plain for centuries. The Chikuma River cycling trails through orchard landscapes, the Naoeji Temple with its Zenkoji-connected sacred heritage, and the extensive fruit picking experiences in the Chikuma apple and grape orchards during the autumn harvest season create a pleasantly seasonal and agricultural spa destination in central Nagano Prefecture.