Gunma ♨️ From "Symbol" in Kusatsu to the ✨ "Ura-Kusatsu✨✨
Kusatsu Onsen is one of the three best hot springs in Japan.
※ Three famous springs in Japan: Gero Onsen / Arima Onsen / Kusatsu Onsen
The natural discharge volume is the highest in Japan, more than 32,300 liters per minute!
Approximately 230,000 drums of hot springs gush out every day!
Thanks to this, Kusatsu's ryokans and hot spring facilities are able to ♨️
What is surprising is the quality of the spring!
It is one of the most acidic in Japan, and its pH value is 2.1 (Yubatake source).
Bactericidal action such as bacteria seems to be outstanding ♨️
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▶▶ Yubatake ▶▶
The symbol of Kusatsu Onsen, one of the most famous hot springs in Japan
Yubatake Gensen is one of the six main hot springs in Kusatsu Onsen.
It is located in the center of the hot spring town, and it seems that the hot spring temperature is adjusted by letting the spring come into contact with the air.
Because the source of Kusatsu Onsen is hot, it is made of wood
By letting it come into contact with the air, the water temperature is lowered.
The steam rising from there is a scene unique to Kusatsu, a nationwide hot spring resort ♨️
▶▶ Yukemuri-tei (footbath) ▶▶
A footbath that can be used for 24 hours next to Yubatake.
A place where you can relax in the famous hot spring of Kusatsu drawn from the Yubatake under the cypress-built gazebo.
▶▶ Atsunoyu (Kusatsu specialty Yumomi and Kusatsu Bushi show) ▶▶
Yumomi and Dance Show Performance Time
09: 30 / 10: 00 / 10: 30 / 15: 30 / 16: 00 / 16: 30
Rates
Adults 700 yen (tax included) Elementary school students and older 350 yen (tax included)
☑ ticket sales start 30 minutes before each performance
You can buy it at the store only.
☑ reservation is not possible.
▶▶ Mangado ▶▶
Including the works of manga artists with a connection to Kusatsu Onsen
From nostalgic works to the latest works, there are about 10,000 manga books in the wooden two-story building.
You can also bring in the attached "Cafe Tsuki no Hata"
Business hours: 9: 30-16: 00
Open all year round (Maintenance may be closed)
TEL. 0279-82-5641 (Cafe Tsuki no Higashi)
Fee: Adults 400 yen, Elementary school students 300 yen (2 hours each)
▶▶ Traditional Jizo ▶ ▶
Face bath, foot bath, hand wash bath
There is a footbath, a face bath, and a hand wash bath beside Jizo source
You can enjoy the hot springs for free for 24 hours.
☑ public bath "Jizo-no-Yu" → One of 3 free public baths
☑ private hot spring facility "Traditional hot spring Jizo" → Toll
Opening Hours: 9: 00 / 10: 30 / 12: 00 / 13: 30 / 15: 00
Usage time is 1 hour unit)
Closed / Every Wednesday
Tel. 0279-88-1320 (Reservation only)
Fee / 1 group 1 hour 3,500 yen (up to 10 people per group)
There is also a hot spring where you can take a bath for free. → Jizo no Yu
▶▶ 3 public baths that tourists can enter for free ▶▶
Kusatsu Onsen has 7 main sources
There is a "public bath" that draws three sources ♨️
① "White flag hot water"
Hot water is popular
② "Chiyo no Yu"
Apart from the men's and women's bathrooms, the time of traditional hot water treatment from the Edo period → Kusatsu Onsen's own traditional bathing method ♨️
③ "Jizo no Yu"
It is close to the observation deck, and there are a temple, a foot bath, and a face bath in the vicinity.
▶▶ Nishinokawara Outdoor Bath & Park ▶▶
☑ outdoor bath
〒 377-1711
521-3 Oaza Kusatsu, Kusatsu-cho, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture
Tel: 0279-88-6167
Business hours
4 / 1 ～ 11 / 30 7: 00 ～ 20: 00 (Last admission 19: 30)
12 / 1 ～ 3 / 31 9: 00 ～ 20: 00 (Last admission 19: 30)
Rates
Adults: 800 yen Children: 400 yen
Disabled Discount: Half the regular rate
However, only those who have presented a "disability notebook" or "Mirairo ID" will be applied (copy not allowed).
☑ Park
It is near the outdoor bath.
Night light up with steam and light
You can enjoy a fantastic view.
There is also a footbath 👣♨
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i showed you the places i went around
There were still other spots 😀
Preparing for the trip
Gunma sightseeing spot
Kusatsu Hot Springs
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How to spend holidays
草津温泉は日本の名泉と して知られており、特にその泉質の酸性度は抜群です。温泉街を訪れる際は、湯畑の温泉がどのようにして調整されるのかを観察すると良いでしょう。湯畑の近くには24時間利用可能な足湯もあり、誰でも気軽に名湯を体験できます。草津名物の「湯もみ」を楽しむことができる熱乃湯では、毎日多くの観光客がショーを楽しんでいます。さらに、地元の漫画家にちなんだ漫画堂や、雨の日でも楽しめる「西の河原露天風呂」など、さまざまなアクティビティがあります。草津を訪れる際には、ぜひこれらのスポットを含めた計画を立てて、温泉の魅力を存分に味わってください。肝心の気温調整や、湯の花の収集について学ぶことで、温泉体験がより深まります。草津は、歴史や文化を感じられる場所でもあるので、温泉に浸かりながら地元の風景を楽しむことができます。特に、夜間になると湯けむりのライトアップが幻想的な雰囲気を醸し出し、多くの訪問者を魅了しています。心と体をリフレッシュするための理想的な目的地です。
