Shinano Onsen Nagano Omachi

Shinano Onsen in Omachi is a mountain hot spring in northern Nagano Prefecture, the gateway to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Japan's most spectacular mountain crossing, traversing the Northern Alps via ropeway, cable car, and trolley bus through landscapes of perpetual snow corridors and alpine lakes at over 2,400 meters elevation. The bicarbonate thermal waters provide warmth and skin-nourishing benefits after the physical exertion of the alpine crossing or the challenging trekking routes of the adjacent Chubu Sangaku National Park. The deep waters of Lake Aoki near Omachi — famed for its extraordinary clarity and trout fishing — and the surrounding Azumino artisan community add considerable regional character to the onsen experience.