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Book Bettei Yaeno in Minakami Onsen (Gunma) —— This ryokan, with only 4 guest rooms, is located at Minakami, a rural town at the foot of Mount Tanigawa. All rooms are detached houses equipped with semi-open-air onsen baths facing a spot garden. Both breakfast and dinner are authentic kaiseki meals served in your own room.
Access: 1h 15 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Jomo-Kogen Station, then 20 min by bus to Minakami Station and 10-min taxi ride from there
All rooms have open-air hot spring baths
Simple hot spring
Mount Tanigawa (Tanigawadake) Ropeway, Doai Station
4 rooms
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29,200 - 44,200 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
356 Tsunago, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma, Japan Show map
(1) 1h 15 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Jomo-Kogen Station, then 20 min by bus to Minakami Station and 10-min taxi ride from there
(2) 50 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Takasaki Station, then 1 hour by JR Joetsu Line to Minakami Station and 10-min taxi ride from there
(3) 3h 55 min by bus (Operation period: December – March) from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Minakami Station, then 10 min by taxi
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.
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