Shibu Onsen (Yudanaka-Shibu)
Open by month
Open in January — at its best. Winter snow scenes, with monkeys bathing at the nearby Snow Monkey Park. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February — at its best. Winter snow scenes, with monkeys bathing at the nearby Snow Monkey Park.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
A cobbled old hot-spring street of wooden inns with nine public bathhouses (sotoyu), near the Snow Monkey Park.
Nearby
- Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park ≈ 15 min by car
- Shiga Kogen ≈ 20 min by car
- Obuse Town and Hokusai Museum ≈ 30 min by car
- Manza Onsen ≈ 35 min by car
- Chatsubomigoke Moss Park ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- January, February — Winter snow scenes, with monkeys bathing at the nearby Snow Monkey Park
- Getting there
- Nagano Electric Railway from Nagano to Yudanaka Sta., then Nagaden bus a few minutes
- Fee
- Day visitors: Oyu bath only, ¥800
- Good to know
- The nine-bath circuit (with a key from your inn) is only for guests staying in Shibu
- Time needed
- 4 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info