Norikura Kōgen Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area in Matsumoto City supplied by water from Mount Norikura.
• The current piping system for the resort was completed in 1976.
• Approximately 100 local inns and pensions receive water from the volcanic source.
• The spring yields 1,500 liters of water per minute at 50 degrees Celsius.

What to see

• Two distinct types of spring water including white and transparent varieties.
• Public bathing facilities available at Yukemurikan and Ginzanso.
• The surrounding landscape of the Mt. Norikura ski resort area.
• Highly acidic water containing hydrogen sulfide piped from seven kilometers away.

Getting there

• Buses run from Shin-Shimashima Station directly to the hot spring area.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.