Travel Guide for Kusatsu Onsen

Spring quality: acidic spring containing hydrogen sulfide (iron spring), acidic sulfate spring (acidic low-tension high-tension hot spring)

Water temperature: 50 to 96 degrees Celsius

Efficacy: Rheumatic diseases, neuralgia, chronic skin diseases, trauma, diabetes, etc.

Accommodation: 101 hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, 1 business hotel, 31 European-style B&Bs, youth hostels 1

Public hot springs: 18 (Nishigawara open-air bath, Otakino hot spring, Shirahata hot spring, etc.)

Sightseeing spots: Yuda, hot spring, Kusatsu Hot Spring Museum , Kosenji Temple, Kusatsu Tropical Garden, etc.

Transportation Guide

1. Departing from Tokyo

Tokyo Station → (Joetsu Shinkansen MaxASAHI No. 52 Min. Tanigawa No. 57 minutes) → Takasaki Station → (JR New Limited Express Kusatsu 1 hour and 20 minutes) → Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station → (Bus bound for Kusatsu Onsen 30 minutes) → Kusatsu Ueno Station → (JR New Limited Express Kusatsu 2 hours and 34 minutes) → Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station → (30 minutes by bus to Kusatsu Onsen) → Kusatsu

2. Depart from Osaka Shin-Osaka Station → (Tokaido Shinkansen NOZOMI No. 2 hours 33 minutes No. Hikari 3 hours) → Tokyo Station → (Joetsu Shinkansen MaxASAHI No. 52 minutes Tanigawa No. 57 minutes) → Takasaki Station → (JR New Limited Express Kusatsu No. 1 hour 20 minutes) → Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station → (Bus bound for Kusatsu Onsen 30 minutes) → Kusatsu Shin Osaka Station → (Tokaido Shinkansen NOZOMI No. 2 hours 33 minutes Hikari No. 3 hours) → Tokyo Station → (Nagano Shinkansen Asama No. 1 hour 20 minutes) → Karuizawa Station → (Kusatsu. Seibu Kogen Bus 1 hour 18～ 55 minutes)→Kusatsu