Kanto · Minakami, Gunma

♨ Minakami – Takaragawa

The Minakami area's riverside onsen, including famous huge outdoor baths at Takaragawa.

Day trip from Tokyo

Quick facts

Location: Minakami, Gunma (Kanto region)
Water type: Simple spring
Tattoos: Check ahead with each bath
Directions: Open in Google Maps

The water

Mostly simple and alkaline simple springs, with some sulphate springs across the Minakami area.

History

Legend credits Prince Yamato Takeru with opening the spring now called Takaragawa. The poet Wakayama Bokusui visited Minakami in 1918 and wrote his travelogue 'Minakami Kiko' in 1923. (The map pin marks Minakami Station; Takaragawa itself is further up the valley.)

Getting there

From: Tokyo
Route: JR Joetsu Shinkansen to Jomo-Kogen, then bus to Minakami
Time: about 70 min by shinkansen, then about 25 min by bus
JR Pass: Shinkansen covered; bus not covered.
Other passes: JR Tokyo Wide Pass covers the shinkansen.

Check current timetables and fares before you travel.

Famous for (meibutsu)

Gunma konnyaku (food): Gunma grows most of Japan's konjac
Takasaki daruma (craft): Gunma's lucky daruma dolls

Plan your trip: tours & day trips near Minakami

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