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Book Tokinoniwa in Kusatsu Onsen (Gunma)—— Located on a hill at some distance from the central hot spring town of Kusatsu Onsen, it is an atmospheric ryokan with the floor of the whole building being tatami covered. Consisting mostly of washitsu (traditional Japanese-style rooms), it has a total of 64 guest rooms, all equipped with open-air onsen baths. You can also enjoy onsen at the large public bath, which has 23 types of bathtubs including open-air baths, and provides two different types of spring water welling up from two separate spring sources. Thanks to the wide variety of different baths, you can experience spa hopping inside the premises of this ryokan. There are also three rental open-air baths outside the rooms for private use. As to dinner, Japanese kaiseki meals that change from month to month are served in a private space divided by partitions.
Access: around 2h 30 min by JR Limited Express from Ueno Station to Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, then 25 min by bus to Kusatsu Onsen
(1) All rooms have open-air hot spring baths
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 3 baths
Acid spring, Sulfur spring, Sulfate spring, Chloride spring
Kusatsu Onsen, Yubatake, Mount Shirane (Yugama), Karuizawa
64 rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
17,000 - 52,800 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
464-214 Kusatsu Shirane, Kusatsu-cho, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma, Japan Show map
(1) 2h 30 min by JR Limited Express from Ueno Station to Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, then 25 min by bus to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal and 10-min shuttle bus ride from there
(2) 4 hours by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, then 10 min by shuttle bus from there
(3) 1h 15 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Karuizawa Station, then 1h 10 min by shuttle bus from there (Advance booking required)
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.