Makino Kogen Onsen Sarasa

Set amid the broad highlands of Makino in Takashima City, Sarasa is a day-use hot spring where visitors stop to unwind after camping, skiing, or hiking.

Highlights

An alkaline simple spring containing radon and fluoride ions with a pH of 8.5, it offers open-air baths, reclining baths, and seasonal pools that gently ease a tired body.

Enjoying the Seasons

Camping and river play from spring into summer, the fiery autumn leaves of the metasequoia avenue, and skiing in winter make for a full year of highland activity.

Access and Basic Information

About ten minutes by car from Makino Station on the JR Kosei Line, with easy access from the Meishin and Hokuriku expressways.

A Quick Tip

Do not miss the nearby metasequoia avenue, a roughly 2.4-kilometer tree-lined road that changes character with every season.