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Steaming hot spring channels running through the snowy valley at Kusatsu Onsen

Kusatsu/Japan

Sainokawara Rotenburo

One of Japan's largest open-air baths, in a valley of steaming acidic springs above Kusatsu.

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Baño
Exterior

Kusatsu produces more hot spring water than any other Japanese resort, and Sainokawara Park is where it runs openly through the rocks before filling a vast rotenburo at the head of the valley.

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Por qué visitarlo

For the walk through the steaming park and then a very large outdoor bath in snow, surrounded by pine forest.

Recomendaciones

Hotels nearby

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El agua

Agua termal

Manantial
Yubatake and Sainokawara sources
Mineralización
Strongly acidic sulphur-chloride, pH about 2
Carácter
Among Japan's most acidic waters; famously antibacterial

Instalaciones

  • Thermal pools
  • Outdoor pools

Historia

Kusatsu Onsen has been recorded since the twelfth century and was ranked among Japan's finest waters by Edo-period physicians.

Información práctica

Wash thoroughly before entering; tattoos may be restricted. Separate male and female baths. The water is strongly acidic — remove jewellery.

Sitio web oficial

Cómo llegar

Bus from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi station, then ten minutes on foot from the Yubatake through the park.

Ubicación

Kusatsu, Japan36.6250, 138.5893Ver en el mapa de Balnevia

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