{"id":5692,"date":"2019-11-07T17:23:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T17:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2019-11-26T15:12:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:12:25","slug":"kusatsu-onsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/kusatsu-onsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kusatsu Onsen : The spa town of Kusatsu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"full_slider_1\" class=\"avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"avia-slideshow av-be2emn-170c9cf5ae6a33608890f152dc1aeea2 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-fade-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-autoplay av-loop-endless av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1\" 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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-fe55aa650ae1987287b1423b2897000c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-fe55aa650ae1987287b1423b2897000c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-fe55aa650ae1987287b1423b2897000c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"av-special-heading av-av_heading-fe55aa650ae1987287b1423b2897000c av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size\"><h1 class=\"av-special-heading-tag \" itemprop=\"headline\">Kusatsu Onsen<\/h1><div class=\"av-subheading av-subheading_below\"><p>The spa town of Kusatsu<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div 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justify;\"><strong>Kusatsu Onsen<\/strong> is a spa town in Gunma Prefecture, in the Kanto region of central Honshu Island. It is one of the best known and most famous in Japan with its onsen whose naturally rich water suffers from it is known for its therapeutic qualities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located northwest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/tokyo\/\">Tokyo<\/a>, Kusatsu Onsen is easily accessible from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/tokyo\/\">Japanese capital<\/a> by approximately three hours by train.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kusatsu is fed by about a hundred springs that emerge from the strong volcanic activity of the place. In the centre of the village is the emblematic place called Yubatake, which means hot water fields, a large basin with wooden canals in which the hot water from the many springs flows in order to cool it down so that it reaches a reasonable temperature for its use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not to be missed in Kusatsu Onsen is the traditional Yumomi ceremony where women waving large wooden blades in a pool cool the water of the onsen while dancing and singing in folk costume.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The village also has small pools with free access for footbaths (ashiyu) in which visitors can rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for nature walks and hiking, there are plenty of trails around Kusatsu Onsen, located in the Japanese Alps. Sainokawara Park, criss-crossing the hot springs, or the surrounding mountains, can be the subject of an excursion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In winter, Kusatsu Onsen also has a ski resort that allows skiers and snowboarders to enjoy the slopes of Mount Shirane.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for gastronomy, visitors will be able to taste onsen tamago, an egg cooked in hot spring water, which can be tasted with a dish of soba, Japanese noodles made with buckwheat flour, or onsen manju, which are cakes that are baked with the steam coming from the spring.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0fc9voo-ecbbe4b8ca313f249c35862256c4a590\">\n.flex_column.av-k0fc9voo-ecbbe4b8ca313f249c35862256c4a590{\nborder-width:2px;\nborder-color:#ddccb3;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:5px 5px 20px 5px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground:linear-gradient( to bottom, 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https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/kusatsu_onsen_japan_map-180x180.png 180w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/kusatsu_onsen_japan_map.png\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:22px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"av-special-heading av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size\"><h2 class=\"av-special-heading-tag \" itemprop=\"headline\">General informations<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-k0fcatgo-36968ff59556d18bb7b52367070bb96b \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>In japanese : <\/strong>\u8349\u6d25\u6e29\u6cc9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Municipality :<\/strong> Kusatsu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Region :<\/strong> Kanto<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Prefecture :<\/strong> Gunma<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Population :<\/strong> 6,300 inhabitants<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Density :<\/strong> 127 inhab\/km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Link :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kusatsu-onsen.ne.jp\/guide\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0fcbrgi-90193a427bd140b79423da8e6fe69385\">\n#top 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