Minakami, Gunma / 法師温泉
Hoshi Onsen
A secluded single-inn hot spring in Joshin'etsu Kogen National Park, where the water wells up naturally from beneath the bath itself, inside a wooden building registered as a Tangible Cultural Property.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
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Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
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About 40 minutes by car from Tsukiyono IC (Kan-etsu Expressway).
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Address: Minakami, Gunma (Japanese address: 群馬県みなかみ町永井６５０)
Official site: https://gunma-kanko.jp/spots/777
Location
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Nearby spots
Photo: Kentaro Ohno / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)Shima OnsenGunma8 km away (straight line)
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- No photo yetTakaragawa OnsenGunma22 km away (straight line)
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- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://gunma-kanko.jp/spots/777Access, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.