Togari Nozawa Onsen Madarao
- Location
- Iiyama, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 44 °C
- pH
- 7
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Togari Nozawa Onsen Madarao is located near Iiyama in northern Nagano Prefecture, a highland region where chloride-rich thermal springs emerge from volcanic geology to create restorative bathing experiences amid some of Japan's finest mountain scenery along the Niigata border. The sodium-chloride waters here are valued in Japanese onsen tradition for their heating properties, promoting circulation and warming the body deeply—particularly welcome in this snowy northern landscape where winter temperatures fall well below freezing. Sitting between the Nozawa Onsen and Madarao ski resorts, this thermal destination perfectly combines the après-ski culture of Japanese mountain resorts with the centuries-old healing practice of chloride onsen immersion.