Kusatsu Onsen
『Love sickness cannot be cured by the doctor or by Kusatsu spring water』
This onsen resort is so famous in Japan that almost everyone knows this song. There is a theory that the name originated from “famous Kusatsu springs in the south”, a quotation in the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and another that it originated from the fact that the smell of the hydrogen sulphide emitted from the Kusatsu springs was called “kusa-uzu” and over the years this changed to “Kusatsu”. Whichever is true, this is an historical onsen resort, one of the best in Japan
Kusatsu Onsen has general bathing facilities, onsen ryokan, restaurants (including Chinese) and souvenir shops.
Onsen information
- ●Location
- Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
- ●Properties
- Acidic, sulphur, aluminium, sulphate, chloride onsen (hydrogen sulphide type) (acidic, low tonicity, high temperature spring)
- ●Temperature
- 50～96℃
- ●Effects
- Said to be effective on: neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, stiff shoulders, motor paralysis, stiffening of joints, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive disorders, haemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, convalescence, relief of fatigue, overall health promotion, chronic dermatitis, arterial sclerosis, cuts, burns, physically weak children, chronic gynaecological disorders, etc.
- ●Accommodation
- Restaurants, ryokan, 101 Minshuku (guest houses), 1 business hotel , 31 pensions, 1 youth hostel
- ●Sightseeing spots
- Yubatake, Netsu no Yu, Mount Shirane, Kusatsu Onsen Museum, Kosenji Temple, Kusatsu Tropical Greenhouse Dome
- ●Contact
- Kusatsu Onsen Tourism Association Tel：0279-88-0800
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Cooperative Tel：0279-88-3722（9：00～17：00） - ●Transport
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- 【By public transport】
- ●from Tokyo
- Tokyo Station (52 minutes by Joetsu Shinkansen Max Asahi / 57 minutes by Tanigawa) → Takasaki Station (1 hour 20 minutes by JR Limited Express Kusatsu) → Naganohara Kusatsu-guchi Station (30 minutes by bus to Kusatsu Onsen) → Kusatsu Onsen
- Tokyo Station (1 hour 10 minutes by Nagano Shinkansen) → Karuizawa Station (1 hour 18 – 55 minutes by Kusakaru Bus / Seibu Bus for Kusatsu Onsen) → Kusatsu Onsen
- Ueno Station (2 hours 28 minutes by JR Limited Express Kusatsu) → Naganohara Kusatsu-guchi Station (25 minutes by Kusatsu Onsen JR Bus) → Kusatsu Onsen
- ●from Osaka
- Shin-Osaka Station (2 hours 33 minutes by Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi / 3 hours by Hikari) → Tokyo Station (52 minutes by Joetsu Shinkansen / 57 minutes by Tanigawa) → Takasaki Station (1 hour 20 minutes by JR Limited Express Kusatsu) → Naganohara Kusatsu-guchi Station (30 minutes by Kusatsu Onsen Bus) → Kusatsu Onsen
- Shin-Osaka Station (2 hours 33 minutes by Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi / 3 hours by Hikari) → Tokyo Station (1 hour 10 minutes by Nagano Shinkansen) → Karuizawa Station (1 hour 18 – 55 minutes by Kusakaru Bus / Seibu Bus for Kusatsu Onsen) → Kusatsu Onsen
- 【By car】
- ●from Tokyo
- Tokyo Nerima Interchange → (103km, 70 minutes by Kan-etsu Expressway) → Shibukawa-Ikaho Interchange →(exit Expressway to National Highway R353/R145, 50km, 40 minutes) → Naganohara (Otsu) → (National Highway R292, 10km, 10 minutes)→ Kusatsu Onsen
