Kusatsu Onsen

草津温泉 · Gunma

9 baths we have checked here. 4 will take you with a tattoo, and 7 let you bathe without staying the night.

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Ranked by what you are after

Best for the view

What you can see from the water.

Sainokawara RotenburoVisited4.0
OtakinoyuVisited3.3
Hotel SakuraiVisited3.1
Kusatsu Onsen NarayaVisited2.5
Kusatsu Onsen NisshinkanVisited2.4
GozanoyuVisited2.3
Shirahata-no-yuVisited2.0
Chiyo-no-yuVisited2.0

Best water

For people who care what is actually in the bath.

OtakinoyuVisited4.2
Sainokawara RotenburoVisited3.9
Kusatsu Onsen NarayaVisited3.9
Jizo-no-yuVisited3.8
Hotel SakuraiVisited3.8
Shirahata-no-yuVisited3.7
Chiyo-no-yuVisited3.7
Kusatsu Onsen NisshinkanVisited3.5

Easiest to reach

Get there and back without renting a car.

GozanoyuVisited4.4
Hotel SakuraiVisited4.2
OtakinoyuVisited4.0
Jizo-no-yuVisited4.0
Kusatsu Onsen NarayaVisited4.0
Kusatsu Onsen NisshinkanVisited3.7
Shirahata-no-yuVisited3.3
Chiyo-no-yuVisited3.3

Visiting Kusatsu Onsen

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Where to stay in Kusatsu OnsenAgoda ↗Compare on Booking.comBooking.com ↗Day-pass tickets and coupons for Kusatsu OnsenAsoview (Japanese-language site) ↗

Why Agoda for Japan: it lists a lot of ryokan and small inns that the Western booking sites never picked up, and it usually prices Japanese properties in yen, so you are not paying a conversion spread on top of the room rate. Worth comparing before you book — the difference on a ryokan is often larger than you would expect.

About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.