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Kusatsu, Gunma / 湯畑

Yubatake, Kusatsu Onsen

The symbol of Kusatsu Onsen, a steaming source that pours out about 4,000 litres a minute, with two footbaths nearby; open 24 hours and free.

Steam rising from the lit-up hot-spring channels of Yubatake at night, with inns behind
Yubatake at night (photo taken November 2025)Photo: Aspere / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (cropped and resized) · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

Before you go

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Opening hours

Open 24 hours.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

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Admission

Free.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

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Parking

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Official site: http://www.kusatsu-onsen.ne.jp/

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Crowds

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Peak time

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Busiest days

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Busiest season

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Latest traveler report
None yet

The Kusatsu Onsen tourism association publishes live cameras for roads and car parks (Yubatake, Onsenmon, Sainokawara Park and others).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteIn the Edo period, the shogun is said to have had water from here carried to Edo in barrels.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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