Enjoy the Yubatake hot spring water, which flows directly from the source, in the baths and guest rooms with water at different temperatures.
Applause also rang out for the "Four types of delightful kaiseki meals in four dining establishments!"
The large public bath "Izumi" has an open-air bath with natural hot spring water. You can alternate between a rock bath, a cypress bath on the wooden deck, and a ceramic barrel bath.
The Yubatake hot spring is said to be of the highest quality in Kusatsu. In Takamatsu, which is about a four-minute walk from the tourist spot, the hot spring water is drawn directly from the Yubatake and flows into all the baths. This means that you can enjoy "raw hot spring water" at any time.
At the large public bath "Megumi," you can enjoy the natural hot spring water in three baths: warm, moderate, and hot. You can also enjoy the pleasure of the natural hot spring water at the large public bath "Izumi," which features three open-air baths: a rock bath, a cypress bath, and a ceramic bath. In 2024, the open-air bath and the area after the bath will be renovated, making the hot spring relaxation even more enjoyable.
Popular guest rooms include premium rooms on higher floors overlooking Ura Kusatsu and the surrounding mountains, and semi-suite Japanese-Western rooms where you can enjoy the hot springs without leaving your room, but in 2023, two extraordinary new guest rooms, "Tenkyu" and "Judama," were opened, equipped with a semi-open-air bath with natural hot spring water, a sauna, and a cold bath. They are also excellent for "relaxing" the body and mind. The facilities are so good that you'll want to stay for several nights.
In 2024, a lounge with drink service (16:00-18:00) will be built in the lobby. The second floor will have a coin laundry, PC corner, microwave, ice maker, and vending machines. A wooden deck has also been newly built, creating an open and relaxing travel experience.
Large public bath "Izumi".
The front lobby lounge was renovated in April 2024.
A premium guest room that opened in 2023. "Tenkyu" features a semi-open-air bath, sauna, cold bath, living room, and bedroom.
A semi-open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water from the "Tenkyu" source. It also has a sauna, a cold bath, and a terrace where you can enjoy outdoor bathing.
The attraction is the food
Joshu Wagyu is a brand of beef. When cooked, the fine marbling releases its flavor, giving it a rich taste.
Kiwami is a restaurant that offers a private room (for up to 8 people) where you can fully enjoy a sense of privacy, as well as counter seats with a relaxed atmosphere.
Takamatsu offers exquisite gourmet food in a variety of dining spaces with the concept of "four types of delightful kaiseki cuisine."
At the restaurant "Kiwami," you can find a variety of dishes that will impress even the most gourmet, such as a hotpot of the highest quality carefully selected Joshu Wagyu beef, locally caught freshwater trout and seafood sashimi, sauteed chateaubriand and foie gras, main dishes with truffles, and specially selected nigiri sushi.
At Shunsai Nabeya Kirakutei, which has an open kitchen, you can enjoy the ultimate cuisine, mainly made with ingredients from Gunma Prefecture, such as sukiyaki, teppanyaki, and shabu-shabu, as well as Joshu Wagyu beef. You can also enjoy monthly special dishes in private when dining in your room.
On the top floor is the "Main Dining Kiboho", which also serves as the breakfast venue. It is a half-buffet style where you can enjoy both a monthly kaiseki meal and a buffet.
The new building, "Aeru Yado Takamatsu," is a one-minute walk away. Based on the concept of "blending Japanese and Western styles," the hotel has a modern Japanese space with a balcony in every room, and offers three types of rooms equipped with Simmons beds, including rooms with open-air baths that draw on Yubatake hot spring water. The hotel also offers a large public bath where you can enjoy the hot spring water, an open-air bath, a bedrock bath, a sauna, a restaurant with a half-buffet of freshly baked bread, a free-use computer corner, and a cafe lounge with free drinks, so you can enjoy it however you like.
"Reiron" is a modern Japanese-style room with an open-air bath on the fourth floor. It also has a fireplace, so you can stay comfortable even in the middle of winter.
Exterior of the new building, "Waeru-yado Takamatsu."
More Information
| building | 11-story reinforced concrete building |
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| Rooms | (Total 103 rooms) / 91 Japanese-style rooms, 9 Western-style rooms, 4 Japanese-Western style rooms, 1 room with sauna |
| meal | Dinner: Kaiseki cuisine Breakfast: Buffet |
| Facilities | Baths: Large public bath, open-air bath, private bath (direct from the source / 2 guest rooms, large public bath, open-air bath, private bath), banquet halls (5 rooms, 15-250 tatami mats), convention hall (150 people), club, bar, cafe, tea lounge, shop |
| Fee | 16,000 to 100,000 yen (excluding tax and bath tax) |
| Check-in and check-out | Check-in: 14:00 Check-out: 10:00 |
| Wifi | The whole building |
| Smoking and non-smoking | Some smoking rooms and designated smoking areas available |
| Hot spring quality | Acidic sulfur-containing aluminum sulfate chloride spring (pH 2.0) |
Facility information / Access
| location | 〒377-1711 312 Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture |
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| Railway | Get off at JR Agatsuma Line Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, take a bus bound for Kusatsu Onsen from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, get off at Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, and walk for about 10 minutes. Or take a bus bound for Kusatsu Onsen from JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Karuizawa Station for about 76 minutes. |
| Express bus | From Busta Shinjuku, take the JR bus bound for "Joushu Yumeguri Kusatsu Onsen" and get off at Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, about 245 minutes |
| car | Approximately 80 minutes from Shibukawa-Ikaho IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway via National Route 145 |
| parking | 70 passenger cars and 10 large cars |
| Pick-up and drop-off | From Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal (please call after arrival) |
| TEL | 0279-88-3011 |
| FAX | 0279-88-4928 |
| URL | https://www.h-takamatsu.com |