- Balneazione
- Vasca esterna
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.
Lo sguardo di Balnevia
Perché visitarlo
For the walk through the steaming park and then a very large outdoor bath in snow, surrounded by pine forest.
Raccomandazioni
Hotels nearby
Scopri dove alloggiare vicino a Sainokawara Rotenburo.
L'acqua
Acqua termale
- Sorgente
- Yubatake and Sainokawara sources
- Mineralizzazione
- Strongly acidic sulphur-chloride, pH about 2
- Carattere
- Among Japan's most acidic waters; famously antibacterial
Servizi
- Thermal pools
- Outdoor pools
Storia
Kusatsu Onsen has been recorded since the twelfth century and was ranked among Japan's finest waters by Edo-period physicians.
Informazioni pratiche
Wash thoroughly before entering; tattoos may be restricted. Separate male and female baths. The water is strongly acidic — remove jewellery.
Come arrivare
Bus from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi station, then ten minutes on foot from the Yubatake through the park.
Posizione
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