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2-Day Trip to Kusatsu: Soak in the Ancient Hot Spring Town's Soothing Waters
game.mastergame.master
2520
Highly recommend outdoor onsen, even in heavy snow fall! We arrived around 530pm after sunset and it was -7 degrees celcius out and snowing quite heavily. The walk into the park was well lit and the main areas were all lit so it made for quite a magical walk up. You can also visits the nearby Inari shire for some added luck. The entrance fee is 700yen which I think is very affordable for such a beautiful outdoor onsen. You should bring your towel as they charge 1350yen for a bath towel and 300yen for a small one. Inside the changing room, you can get a locker for your belongings for 100yen. If not the normal pigeonholes for your clothes will suffice. The men’s pool is bigger than the ladies but the ladies pool is still pretty big for an outdoor onsen. There is no wash area to shampoo or soap up so instead you rinse yourself before getting into the pool. It’s not very well lit so be careful when entering the pool as there are many natural landscaping rocks around the area and you might injure yourself.
Michele ChangMichele Chang
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Sainogawara Hot Spring is THE open air onsen that everyone needs to visit while they are in Kusatsu. The open air bath is located near the top of Sainogawara Park, with its many foot baths and steaming pools of onsen. It's quite a magical and calming place to explore especially if you've been traveling the country for some time. Entry is ¥1000 for adults and they do accept card. It's recommended you bring your own towels from your accommodations if possible. They also have ¥100 coin lockers if you'd like to store valuables. The open air bath was large and just a wonderful place to be during a cold winter's night. It's separated by gender so no co-ed space sharing here. Plenty of space to lay out and enjoy the baths available. Highly recommend for anyone visiting to stop on by and take a dip. You may find yourself no longer needing to visit your own hotel's onsen after dropping in to this one.
Andy NgAndy Ng
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One of my absolute favorite onsen experiences so far. I always enjoy the roten-buro (outdoor baths) style more than indoor ones, and this was no exception. It is very spacious and the water temperature was good, though it varies by location and is obviously hotter the closer you are to the source. Being here actually reminded me of the outdoor anime scenes you will find in many popular shows, which added to the fun! The fee for the onsen is 700 yen, which is well worth it given the size in my opinion. A few things to note: there is no shower area available, but a small area to splash yourself with some water before you get in. There are small and medium sized lockers available for 100 yen inside the changing room. Bring your own towel! Kusatsu onsen is also tattoo friendly, so no need to cover up! Obviously no photos allowed in the onsen area. Enjoy!
Rachel BoatwrightRachel Boatwright
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We went there during the evening. Hot water and cold weather. Perfect mix. Going closer to the waterfalls the water is very very hot. Almost burning. Closer to the fence the water is still hot but beareble. The fact that they have the semi-sinked table where you can have half the body in water and half outside really helps a lot. It's a very nice feature. It's a large onsen but it was not very crowded. The price is 800 yen for the entry. The small towel is 360 yen but if you don't want a 'souvenir' to buy, I recommend bringing your own towel. Nice thing is you can pay the entry with credit card as well. Another plus. They close at 8 PM which is not really ok but I guess during the season they have a different schedule. Going there you have to walk thru a very nice park. I really enjoy it.
Catalin VarvaraCatalin Varvara
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No shower areas. Just lockers, one small mirror and a huge outdoor bath. You can’t see the women’s bath from the outside. But you could see the men’s if you are walking from the one coin loop bus stop. The waters are hottt! So good though. Great views of nature, excellent relaxation time especially if it’s snowing. ¥600 but if you get the combined ticket (entry to 3 onsens) for ¥1600, let this be your first so you don’t have to wash/dry your hair cause you won’t have a place to do your hair/make up when you’re done. Take the walk back to the central area, you’ll see how beautiful the park is and there’s also a shrine on the way. So good for photos especially when snowing.
S SimS Sim
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521-3 Kusatsu, Agatsuma District, Gunma 377-1711, Japan
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