Yubatake
The hot water field in central Kusatsu, with seven wooden channels where steaming spring water flows down to the ryokan, lit up at night.
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Gunma · Japan
In the destination Kusatsu Onsen.
In the photo: Hot springs and rocks in Sainokawara Park, in Kusatsu.
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The city
Kusatsu is the hot-spring town in northwest Gunma, in the mountains at about 1,200 meters elevation. The center is the yubatake, where hot water runs through wooden channels; next to it, Netsunoyu presents the yumomi, and to the west Sainokawara Park has a hot stream and a large outdoor bath. The village has public bathhouses and a ski resort in winter.
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The local experience
The hot water field in central Kusatsu, with seven wooden channels where steaming spring water flows down to the ryokan, lit up at night.
A valley west of Kusatsu’s center where hot water wells up among rocks and flows in a steaming stream, with paths, small statues and a large open-air bath surrounded by forest.
A wooden building beside the yubatake that is the stage for yumomi, where the spring water is stirred with long boards, to the sound of a song, to lower the temperature without adding cold water.
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