Shima Onsen
Toshimaya
Room with private open air bath
7 minutes on foot to Okushimako Lake. 5 minutes drive to Shima no Ouketsu (potholes). 8 minutes drive to Hinatami Yakushido.
Ikaho Onsen
Okuikahoryotei Kaichoro
Room with private open air bath
3 minutes on foot to Ikaho Stone Step Street. 8 minutes on foot to Ikaho Shrine. 10 minutes on foot to Kajikabashi, Ikaho Ropeway. Approx. 15 minutes drive to Ikaho Green Farm, Hara Museum Arc.
Minakami Onsen
Kinseikan Seseragi
Onsen with Tanigawa river view
There are private-use onsen and guest rooms with private onsen (open-air).
3 minutes on foot to Tenichi Art Museum. 10 minutes drive to Suwakyo. 20 minutes drive to Tanigawadake Ropeway.
Oze / Oigami Onsen
Ginshotei Awashima
Room with private open air bath
There are reservable private-use onsen.
5 minutes drive to Fukiware-no-taki Falls (Numata-shi). Approx. 35 minutes drive to Oze Tokura parking lot→35 minutes by shuttle bus to Hatomachi-toge trailhead of the Oze National Park.
Kusatsu Onsen
Tokinoniwa
Room with private open air bath
20 minutes on foot to Yubatake ( Hot Water Field ). 25 minutes on foot to Sainokawara Park. 30 minutes drive to Mt. Kusatsu-Shiranesan ( Hot crater lakes Yugama on the top ).
Tanigawa
Bettei Senjyuan
Room with private open air bath
All guest rooms in this modern Japanese style onsen ryokan are overlooking Tanigawa valley. Each room has an en suite open-air bath. The hot spring spa is "Gensen kakenagahsi" which means the water comes directly from the source of natural hot springs and flowing into the bathtub without circulation. There is a charter outdoor reclining bath and a foot bath surrounding in nature.
By Bus : 25 min. from Jomo-Kogen sta. on Shinkansen Bullet Train Line * By Car : 8 min. drive from Minakami sta. on Joetsu Line / 10 minutes drive from Minakami I.C. on Kanetsu Expressway.
Kusatsu/ Oze/ Ikaho/ Tanigawadake/ Minakami/ Shima/ Numata/ Oigami/ Tomioka/ Tsumagoi
The first rule of onsen hot springs etiquette is that swimsuits are not allowed. If the thought of being naked worries you, or for those guests who feel reluctant to bathe in the presence of others, we recommend choosing accommodations with private onsen such as chartered family outdoor baths (reservations required) or guest rooms with open-air baths.