Ryokan in Kusatsu Onsen
草津温泉A mountain hot-spring town at about 1,200 metres in Gunma, built around the yubatake, where the main spring runs steaming through wooden channels in the middle of town. From Ueno a direct limited express reaches Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi in about 2.5 hours, then it is 30 minutes by bus; from Karuizawa on the Shinkansen the bus takes about 80 minutes.
Kusatsu Onsen through the year
Spring春
March to May
A flower festival is held in May.
Summer夏
June to August
Shirane Shrine holds its festival in July; August brings a hot-spring thanksgiving festival and the Kusatsu Summer Music Academy and Festival.
Autumn秋
September to November
The leaves turn around the open-air bath in Sainokawara Park, west of the yubatake.
Winter冬
December to February
Kusatsu has its own ski area on the slopes of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, and snow falls on the baths.
The ryokan
Listed stays
40 approved listings · 40 total in Kusatsu Onsen
Photo credits
YedidyaPopper, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr