11 inns in Kusatsu Onsen
- On December Wednesdays, from ¥28,400 for 2 adults in one room, 2 meals at Yorokobi no Yado Takamatsu, and from ¥20,000 with no meals at Yubatake Soan.
- Hotel Ichii is right in front of the Yubatake, and Osakaya Ryokan is a 1-minute walk.
- Hotel Sakurai, La Vista Kusatsu Hills and Tokinoniwa run free shuttle buses from the bus terminal.
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Choosing an inn in Kusatsu Onsen comes down to whether you can walk to the Yubatake (the central hot water field). Some inns near the Yubatake have their car park outside the grounds or only a few spaces, while the larger inns farther away have shuttle buses from the bus terminal and big car parks. When we checked Rakuten Travel for a Wednesday in December for 2 adults, 2 meals started from the high ¥20,000s, and a room with no meals from ¥20,000. This page lines up 11 inns by distance from the Yubatake, room open-air baths and price.
In short
- To walk around town near the Yubatake: Hotel Ichii (right in front of the Yubatake), Osakaya Ryokan (1 minute on foot) and Yubatake Soan.
- For an open-air bath in your room: La Vista Kusatsu Hills and Tokinoniwa (all rooms), Yubatake Soan.
- For a low price: Yorokobi no Yado Takamatsu (2 meals from ¥28,400) and Kameno-i Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake (2 meals from ¥29,360).
- Going by car: Hotel Sakurai (300 free spaces) and La Vista Kusatsu Hills (80 free spaces).
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
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Comparison table of 11 hot spring inns in Kusatsu (distance from the Yubatake, price for 2 for 1 night)
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| Inn | From the Yubatake / bus terminal | Price for 2, 1 night |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Ichii | Right in front of the Yubatake | 2 meals from ¥39,600 |
| Osakaya Ryokan | 1 min on foot from the Yubatake | 2 meals from ¥44,000 |
| Naraya | Right next to the Yubatake | 2 meals from ¥98,010 |
| Yubatake Soan | In front of the Yubatake | No meals from ¥20,000 |
| Kameno-i Hotel | 3 min on foot from the Yubatake | 2 meals from ¥29,360 |
| Masunariya Ryokan | Near the Yubatake | 2 meals from ¥50,900 |
| Yorokobi no Yado Takamatsu | In the hot spring town | 2 meals from ¥28,400 |
| Kusatsu Hotel | 8 min on foot from the bus terminal | No meals from ¥26,400 |
| Hotel Sakurai | 5 min on foot from the bus terminal | 2 meals from ¥39,600 |
| La Vista Kusatsu Hills | Free shuttle from the bus terminal | 2 meals from ¥65,120 |
| Tokinoniwa | 5 min by shuttle from the bus terminal | 2 meals from ¥78,760 |
Prices are the lowest total found on Rakuten Travel for 2 adults, 1 room, 1 night, searched for December 2, 9 and 16, 2026 (all Wednesdays) (tax included, retrieved on November 1, 2026). Inns with a 2-meal plan show the 2-meal price; for inns without one, the price of the plan that appeared is shown. They are not necessarily the lowest prices: dates and plans we did not search, and other booking sites, may be cheaper or more expensive. Prices rise on Saturdays, the night before a holiday and at the year-end and New Year holidays.
Things to know when choosing an inn in Kusatsu
By train, the entrance is the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, about 25 minutes by JR Bus from Naganoharakusaguchi Station on the JR Agatsuma Line. Hotel Sakurai, La Vista Kusatsu Hills and Tokinoniwa run free shuttle buses from the bus terminal. There are also buses from Karuizawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, and Yorokobi no Yado Takamatsu gives about 70 minutes in its Rakuten Travel facility information.
Some inns near the Yubatake have their car park away from the building. Naraya has no car park on its grounds, Yubatake Soan uses the car park of its sister hotel by shuttle bus, and Hotel Ichii has valet parking (¥500 per night). Inns with large free car parks include Hotel Sakurai (300 spaces), La Vista Kusatsu Hills (80 spaces) and Yorokobi no Yado Takamatsu (70 spaces).
Kusatsu has several springs, such as Yubatake, Bandaiko, Nishi-no-Kawara and Watanoyu, and the spring differs by inn. If you want the Yubatake water, choose an inn that draws the Yubatake or Shirahata spring; for clear water, choose one that draws the Bandaiko spring.
Inns near the Yubatake (to walk around town)
Hotel Ichii (in front of the Yubatake)
This hotel stands right in front of the Yubatake, with 23 rooms in the main building that look out on it. The large bath has the slightly cloudy “Yubatake-mae Shirahata” spring and the open-air bath the clear “Shirane-yama Bandaiko” spring, both fresh from the source. On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with 2 meals (dinner buffet) start from ¥39,600 (night of December 9, a 10-mat Japanese-style room; a Yubatake side is not specified).
According to the Rakuten Travel facility information, staff park your car (valet parking), at ¥500 per car per night.
Photo source: Sake sommelier AI “KAORIUM for Sake” introduced at Hotel Ichii, the closest to the Yubatake, about 300 years old (press release by SCENTMATIC Inc., May 1, 2024) (Japanese)
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Ichii |
|---|---|
| Address | 411 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-0011 |
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Osakaya Ryokan (1 minute on foot from the Yubatake)
This long-established inn is a 1-minute walk from the Yubatake, in a Japanese-style building that recreates traditional architecture, and serves Kyoto-style kaiseki (Rakuten Travel facility information). On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults start from ¥44,000 with 2 meals and from ¥30,400 with no meals (night of December 9, a Japanese-style room in the Nakayashiki building).
There are 20 free parking spaces, and if you leave your car in front of the inn, staff will move it.
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Osakaya Ryokan |
|---|---|
| Address | 356 Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 14:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-2411 |
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Naraya (right by the Yubatake)
This long-established inn right by the Yubatake lets you bathe in “Shirahata-no-Yu”, said to be the oldest spring in Kusatsu (Rakuten Travel facility information). On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with 2 meals start from ¥98,010, the highest of the 11 inns in this article (night of December 9).
A shuttle bus runs from the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal (in principle 8:30 to 18:00). There is no car park on the grounds, and you park elsewhere for free.
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Naraya |
|---|---|
| Address | 396 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 11:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-2311 |
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Yubatake Soan (in front of the Yubatake)
This inn is in front of the Yubatake, and its rooms with an open-air bath use the Yubatake spring fresh from the source (Rakuten Travel facility information). On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with no meals start from ¥20,000, which suits people who want a cheap base for walking around town (night of December 9, an 11 m² Japanese-modern double). With dinner, it started from ¥36,000.
It is a 5-minute walk from the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, and there is no shuttle. There is no car park of its own: you park for free at the car park of its sister hotel, Kusatsu Now Resort Hotel, and go back and forth by shuttle bus.
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Yubatake Souan |
|---|---|
| Address | 118-1 Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-89-1011 |
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Kameno-i Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake (3 minutes on foot from the Yubatake)
At this hotel you can bathe in 3 springs, “Bandaiko”, “Yubatake” and “Nishi-no-Kawara”, and a private passage called “Yubatake Koji” takes you to the Yubatake in 3 minutes on foot. On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with 2 meals start from ¥29,360, on the lower side for 2-meal plans among the 11 (night of December 16, a standard 10-mat Japanese-style room).
According to the Rakuten Travel facility information, it is a 10-minute walk from the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, and parking is 25 spaces on the grounds plus a free car park nearby.
Photo source: MYSTAYS Hotel Group: “Kameno-i Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake”, with 3 springs, holds its grand opening on November 15 (press release by Iconia Hospitality, July 28, 2023) (Japanese)
| Name | Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake |
|---|---|
| Address | 512-3 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-2535 |
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Masunariya Ryokan (near the Yubatake)
This is a 3-storey wooden inn near the Yubatake, with separate-sex baths and also one private bath for each room (Rakuten Travel facility information). On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with 2 meals start from ¥50,900 (night of December 2, a 10-mat Japanese-style room). There are 6 free parking spaces.
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Masunariya Ryokan |
|---|---|
| Address | 406 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 14:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-2005 |
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Yorokobi no Yado Takamatsu
This inn has Yubatake spring water and private baths, serves Joshu wagyu kaiseki, and added rooms with a sauna in 2023 (Rakuten Travel facility information). On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with 2 meals start from ¥28,400, the lowest 2-meal price of the 11 inns (night of December 2, a 4.5-mat Japanese-style room). A Western-style twin with no meals starts from ¥22,500.
There are 70 free parking spaces, and vehicles of any size can park.
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Yorokobi no Yado Takamatsu |
|---|---|
| Address | 312 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 14:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-3011 |
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Kusatsu Hotel (founded 1913)
This inn was founded in 1913, and you stay in a traditional Japanese inn building (Rakuten Travel facility information). On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with no meals start from ¥26,400 (night of December 2, a standard Japanese-style room).
It is 25 minutes by JR Bus from Naganoharakusaguchi Station and then an 8-minute walk. There is no shuttle bus to the station. There are 40 free parking spaces on the grounds.
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Kusatsu Hotel 1913 |
|---|---|
| Address | 479 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 14:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-5011 |
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Inns reached by shuttle bus (room open-air baths, large car parks)
Hotel Sakurai (free shuttle from the bus terminal)
This large inn serves the “Bandaiko”, “Nishi-no-Kawara” and “Watanoyu” springs fresh from the source, with no added water, in its large bath, and it also has rooms with an open-air bath (Hotel Sakurai hot spring page, Japanese). On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults start from ¥39,600 with 2 meals (night of December 16) and from ¥30,800 with breakfast (night of December 2).
It is a 5-minute walk from the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, and there is also a free shuttle bus (Hotel Sakurai access page, Japanese). According to the Rakuten Travel facility information, there are 300 free parking spaces.
| Name | Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Sakurai |
|---|---|
| Address | 465-4 Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 10:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-3211 |
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La Vista Kusatsu Hills (a room open-air bath in every room)
Every room has a natural hot spring open-air bath, and inside the hotel you can bathe in 3 springs: Yubatake, Bandaiko and Yugawa. On the top floor are a large bath overlooking the town, with Yubatake and Bandaiko water, and 4 private open-air baths. On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with 2 meals (Western-style dinner) start from ¥65,120 (night of December 2, a twin on the hot spring town side).
A free shuttle bus runs to and from the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, and there is a shuttle by reservation from JR Karuizawa Station. According to the Rakuten Travel facility information, there are 80 free parking spaces.
Photo source: Resort hotel “La Vista Kusatsu Hills” with a hot spring view bath on the top floor opens on June 22 (press release by Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd., June 8, 2021) (Japanese)
| Name | La Vista Kusatsu Hills |
|---|---|
| Address | 226-15 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 11:00 |
| Phone | 0279-88-5489 |
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Yuyado Tokinoniwa (on a hill away from the hot spring town)
This inn is on a hill away from the hot spring town, and every room has a natural hot spring open-air bath. Together with its sister inn “Oyado Konoha” on the same grounds, you can use the baths of the “Watanoyu” and “Yugawa-no-Yu” springs, a rock-bed sauna and 3 private baths. On Rakuten Travel, 2 adults with 2 meals start from ¥78,760 (night of December 16, a double with a hot spring open-air bath).
According to the Rakuten Travel facility information, it is 5 minutes by its own shuttle bus from the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, and there are 70 free parking spaces. There is also a transfer service from JR Karuizawa Station.
| Name | Yuyado Toki no Niwa |
|---|---|
| Address | 464-214 Kusatsu-Shirane, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma |
| Hours / Closed | Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 11:00 |
| Phone | 0279-89-9320 |
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How to choose
If you want to walk around the Yubatake, an inn a few minutes on foot from it is convenient. For the inns reached by shuttle bus, you either walk or take the inn’s bus into the hot spring town.
If a room open-air bath is what you want, choosing La Vista Kusatsu Hills or Tokinoniwa, where every room has one, spares you from picking a room type. At other inns, the price splits between rooms with and without an open-air bath, and the price in the table may be for a room without one.
Prices and hours are subject to change.
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Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
