Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma · Where to stay
Where to Stay in Kusatsu Onsen: 8 Ryokan and Hotels by Base
8 places to stay · checked October 23, 2026
8 ryokan and hotels in Kusatsu Onsen, from Yubatake outward
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 23, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Hotel Ichiiホテル一井
Ryokan facing Yubatake · Facing Yubatake
An inn in front of Yubatake that traces its history back more than 300 years, to the Edo period. Its indoor bath uses the Shirahata source and its outdoor bath the Mandai source; 23 main-building rooms look out over Yubatake and the town.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, or about 1 minute by the hotel's bus (phone on arrival). No pickup from the railway station.
2Kusatsu Onsen Daitokan草津温泉 大東舘
Onsen hotel facing Yubatake · Facing Yubatake
A hotel directly in front of Yubatake, with water piped from the Yubatake source to its large bath. Rooms on the entrance side overlook Yubatake; there are Japanese-style and Japanese-Western rooms and a floor for guests with dogs.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal. No car park on site; drivers use the sister hotel's car park.
3Ryokan Tamura旅館たむら
Small ryokan · Jizo, near Yubatake
A 14-room inn next door to the Jizo-no-yu public bath, facing the Ura-Kusatsu area. It has separate indoor baths for men and women and two free private baths, booked on arrival for 40 minutes each.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal; about 3 minutes on foot to Yubatake.
- Hours
- Check-in from 14:00; check-out by 10:00
4Kanemidori昔心の宿 金みどり
Ryokan with private baths · Town centre
A ryokan with Japanese-style and Japanese-Western rooms and private baths. Luggage can be left before check-in and after check-out with no time limit.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal; the inn picks up from the bus terminal 9:00–18:00 if you phone on arrival. No pickup from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi or Karuizawa stations.
5Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake亀の井ホテル 草津湯畑
Onsen hotel · Near Yubatake
A hotel with three of Kusatsu's sources: Sainokawara in the large bath, Yubatake in the outdoor bath and Mandai in the cypress and rock baths.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot to Yubatake by the hotel's own passage, Yubatake Koji.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00; check-out 10:00
6Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Resort亀の井ホテル 草津リゾート
Resort hotel · Outside the centre
The former Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Resort, reopened under this name on 25 December 2025. It has Japanese-style rooms, twin Western rooms and Japanese-Western rooms; the hotel describes its surroundings as quieter than the Yubatake area.
- Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal; the hotel runs a microbus pickup.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00; check-out 10:00
7Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Village草津温泉ホテルヴィレッジ
Family resort hotel · Outside the centre
A resort hotel with Therme Therme, a pool and hot spring facility, and the Forest Stage adventure course. Its hot spring baths are open 24 hours.
- Access
- Free shuttle bus from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, about 5 minutes to the town centre. For now the shuttle runs between the hotel and the bus terminal all day, not to Yubatake.
- Hours
- Check-out 11:00
8Tsutsujiteiつつじ亭
Ryokan in its own woodland · Outside the centre
A small wooden inn on a large site with natural forest as its garden. It has detached special rooms with semi-open-air baths and a private open-air bath, Tama-no-yu, all using Yubatake source water.
- Access
- Free pickup from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, 13:00–22:00; phone on arrival.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00–17:00 (last check-in 17:00); check-out by 11:00
Good to know
Three bases. Hotel Ichii and Daitokan face Yubatake. Ryokan Tamura, Kanemidori and Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake are a few minutes from it on foot. Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Resort, Hotel Village and Tsutsujitei are outside the centre and run their own buses from the bus terminal.
Every bus, from Tokyo or from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, stops at Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal. Hotel Ichii, Daitokan, Ryokan Tamura and Kanemidori are about 5 minutes from it on foot, and the three outside the centre run a bus or a pickup from it. Hotel Ichii and Kanemidori state that they do not pick up from the railway station.
Check-in and check-out times are on each card where the hotel publishes them. Room rates change daily, so this page does not list prices.
Facing Yubatake, a few minutes away, or outside the centre
Times come from each hotel's own page. Room rates change daily, so this table does not compare price.
| Base | Fits a trip that | From the bus terminal | To Yubatake | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facing Yubatake: Hotel Ichii, Daitokan | wants Yubatake outside the door | About 5 min on foot; Hotel Ichii also picks up (about 1 min) | In front of it | Daitokan has no car park on site |
| A few minutes away: Ryokan Tamura, Kanemidori, Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake | walks between the baths and wants a smaller inn or private baths | About 5 min on foot to Ryokan Tamura and Kanemidori; Kanemidori picks up 9:00–18:00 | About 3 min on foot from Ryokan Tamura and Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake | Ryokan Tamura check-in from 14:00; Kamenoi from 15:00 |
| Outside the centre: Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Resort, Hotel Village, Tsutsujitei | wants more space, a pool or a quieter setting | Hotel bus or pickup; Kamenoi Resort is also about 10 min on foot | By hotel bus to the bus terminal, then on foot | Hotel Village's shuttle runs only to the bus terminal for now; Tsutsujitei's last check-in is 17:00 |
By kind of trip
First stay, walking everywhere
Hotel Ichii and Daitokan face Yubatake; Ryokan Tamura and Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake are about 3 minutes from it on foot.
Hotel Ichii · Kusatsu Onsen Daitokan · Ryokan Tamura · Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake
Private baths
Ryokan Tamura has two free private baths booked on arrival for 40 minutes each. Kanemidori lists private baths, and Tsutsujitei has a private open-air bath and detached rooms with their own semi-open-air baths.
With children
Hotel Village has a pool and hot spring facility and an adventure course on site. Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Resort has Japanese-style, Western twin and Japanese-Western rooms.
Several sources in one stay
Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake uses the Sainokawara, Yubatake and Mandai sources; Hotel Ichii uses Shirahata and Mandai.
Travelling with a dog
Daitokan has a floor for guests staying with dogs, with a limited number of rooms.
Questions
Which hotels in Kusatsu are right on Yubatake?
Hotel Ichii and Daitokan both stand in front of Yubatake, and both are about 5 minutes on foot from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal. Hotel Ichii has 23 main-building rooms that look out over Yubatake and the town; at Daitokan the rooms on the entrance side overlook it.
Do Kusatsu ryokan pick up from the station?
The hotels on this page pick up from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, not from the railway station. Hotel Ichii and Kanemidori state that they do not pick up from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi; take the JR bus (about 25 minutes) to the bus terminal and phone the inn.
What time is check-in?
Ryokan Tamura from 14:00 (check-out by 10:00); both Kamenoi hotels at 15:00 (check-out 10:00); Tsutsujitei 15:00–17:00 (check-out by 11:00). Hotel Village gives check-out at 11:00. Hotel Ichii, Daitokan and Kanemidori do not publish times on the pages checked; ask when you book.