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One of Japan's top three hot spring towns, Kusatsu is famous for its naturally hot, acidic waters said to cure every ailment except lovesickness. The iconic Yubatake (hot water field) sits at the town center, surrounded by traditional inns.
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Guide
Looking for hotels in Kusatsu? Compare 45 traditional ryokans and modern onsen hotels — private baths, English-speaking staff, vegetarian kaiseki, and tattoo-friendly options all filterable in one place.
See our editors' top picks for Kusatsu45 ryokans in Kusatsu
湯宿 季の庭
An all-suite onsen retreat where every room has a private open-air bath, plus 23 communal bathing options.
from $300 / per night · per person
8.9/10 (377)奈良屋
An 1877-established inn one minute from Yubatake, bathing guests in Kusatsu's oldest spring source — Shirahata-no-Yu.
from $350 / per night · per person
9/10 (310)望雲
A storied ryokan founded in 1598, with six free-flowing onsen baths fed by two natural spring sources.
from $250 / per night · per person
8.4/10 (247)つつじ亭
An ultra-exclusive 10-room retreat hidden within 5,000 tsubo of private woodland, with full-course kaiseki in private dining rooms.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (45)ホテル櫻井
Kusatsu's largest onsen hotel, 169 rooms, with a 30-meter 100% kakenagashi bath, nightly yumomi show, and English-speaking staff — tattoos not permitted in public baths.
from $200 / per night · per person
9/10 (4,720)草津温泉ホテルヴィレッジ
Family-oriented 102-room resort with three hot-spring sources, 24-hour indoor and outdoor baths, rentable kashikiri baths, and multilingual staff including English and Chinese.
from $102 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (3,792)草津ナウリゾートホテル
A 138-room European-style resort with English-speaking staff, public and outdoor onsen, and 34 terrace rooms with private open-air baths.
from $100 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (2,668)草津ホテル
A Taisho-era wooden masterpiece built in 1913, blending historic charm with natural hot spring luxury.
from $130 / per night · per person
8.9/10 (1,602)ホテルスパックス草津
A straightforward 20-room mid-range hotel with source-fed indoor and open-air onsen plus sauna, English-speaking 24-hour front desk.
from $88 / per night · per person
8.6/10 (1,598)お宿 木の葉
A hillside retreat sharing 23 bath types with sister property Tokinoniwa, plus half-board kaiseki and free late-night ramen.
from $180 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (1,033)源泉一乃湯
Budget ryokan two minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with two hot-spring sources, five private baths and 48 rooms.
from $97 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (924)草津スカイランドホテル
Thirty-room highland resort 25 minutes from central Kusatsu, with hinoki wood and open-air baths using genuine kakenagashi source water and English-speaking staff.
from $98 / per night · per person
9/10 (880)昔心の宿 金みどり
A Meiji-era inn founded in 1902, 30 rooms drawing from two onsen sources, with kashikiri open-air baths and kaiseki served in-room.
from $132 / per night · per person
8.9/10 (842)ホテル一井
A 300-year-old institution right on the Yubatake — 23 rooms look directly over Kusatsu's steaming heart.
from $120 / per night · per person
8.2/10 (770)HANAYADO BAELZ（ハナヤド ベルツ）
A 16-room hotel in Kusatsu Onsen blending Western and Japanese style, with acidic-sulfur hot-spring baths and English-speaking staff.
from $130 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (678)湯宿みゆき本館
A 20-room main building with five reservable kashikiri baths and a new wing added in April 2024, Japanese-only service.
from $139 / per night · per person
9/10 (606)リブマックスリゾート草津温泉
Twenty-room resort where every room has a private semi-open-air Shigaraki ceramic bath fed by Kusatsu's Bandaiko spring.
from $56 / per night · per person
8/10 (562)和える宿高松
Modern Japanese-Western inn near Kusatsu's Yubatake, opened 2020, with source-fed baths, a sauna and tattoo-friendly policy.
from $112 / per night · per person
8.4/10 (522)中村屋旅館
A traditional 10-room ryokan in central Kusatsu Onsen with reservable private baths fed by the town's acidic-sulfur source water.
from $63 / per night · per person
9/10 (478)湯の宿 みさご
Intimate five-room Kusatsu Onsen ryokan an 8-minute walk from the Yubatake, with three key-lockable private open-air baths on free-flowing source water.
from $72 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (449)湯畑の宿 佳乃や
Casual budget ryokan two minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with source-fed shared onsen baths and a light breakfast.
from $81 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (390)草津温泉 大東舘
Large 95-room ryokan overlooking Kusatsu's Yubatake, with free-flowing source hot springs and buffet dining a short walk from the bus terminal.
from $70 / per night · per person
8.1/10 (367)お宿 ゆきずみ
Seven-room modern ryokan one minute from the bus terminal, with real Yubatake-source kakenagashi sulfur water and a #1 Google ranking among Kusatsu inns.
from $70 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (348)お豆の小宿 花いんげん
An adults-only 10-room inn about 99 steps from the Yubatake, with four free-to-use private acidic-sulfur baths.
from $165 / per night · per person
9.1/10 (340)十二屋旅館
Ten-room traditional ryokan one minute from the Yubatake, with four rooms that include a private open-air bath.
from $95 / per night · per person
8.6/10 (265)ラビスタ草津ヒルズ
Luxury 69-room Dormy resort where every room has a private open-air hinoki onsen, plus four reservable shared kashikiri baths.
from $148 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (225)ひのき亭牧水
Intimate ten-room Kiso-cypress ryokan a short walk from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with three reservable private baths and kaiseki dinners.
from $140 / per night · per person
9/10 (222)草津温泉 湯畑泉水
Adults-only luxury ryokan opened May 2024 by the Naraya Group, all 33 rooms with private open-air baths fed directly by Yubatake sulfur source water.
from $215 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (213)裏草津 蕩 TOU
A 4-room luxury design ryokan in Kusatsu's Urakusatsu quarter, with private open-air baths and in-room baths on free-flowing source water.
from $150 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (202)大阪屋
A 1-minute walk from Yubatake — drawing water directly from the precious hot-water field source.
from $150 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (195)いで湯荘
A small seven-room ryokan a short walk from the Yubatake, with round-the-clock free-flowing acidic-sulfur baths and English support.
from $200 / per night · per person
8.5/10 (179)草津温泉 ヴァンベール
Six-room adults-only inn reopened April 2023 with three free kashikiri baths — hinoki, semi-open-air, and stone — all source-fed kakenagashi.
from $106 / per night · per person
9.1/10 (166)亀の井ホテル 草津湯畑
Full-service 80-room hotel three minutes from the Yubatake, with three shared onsen sources and multilingual staff.
from $97 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (158)湯畑草菴
A Meiji-era wooden building converted into a stylish room-only inn, steps from the Yubatake with a popular foot-bath cafe.
from $90 / per night · per person
8.5/10 (120)うり房旅館仲通り うら房
Small five-room ryokan on a quiet back alley a few minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with two key-locked private onsen baths.
from $115 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (84)炯 -kei-
Seven-suite adults-only design auberge in Kusatsu Onsen, opened 2019, with three private hot-spring baths drawn from the acidic Yubatake source.
from $460 / per night · per person
9.5/10 (77)ゆ宿大蔵
Showa-retro Japanese-style inn a 5-minute walk from the Yubatake, drawing milky-white Jizo-no-Yu source water with a free 24-hour private family bath.
from $60 / per night · per person
8.6/10 (73)松村屋旅館
Nine-room budget ryokan in central Kusatsu Onsen with English support and acidic-sulfur source baths near the Yubatake hot-water field.
from $139 / per night · per person
9/10 (64)末広屋旅館
Renovated seven-room ryokan two minutes from the Yubatake, with four free 24-hour private kashikiri baths sourced from Kusatsu's sulfur spring.
from $158 / per night · per person
9.8/10 (61)ての字屋
Traditional twelve-room ryokan near Kusatsu's Yubatake, drawing the town's acidic sulfur source water into reservable private baths.
from $445 / per night · per person
9/10 (51)松乃井旅館
Small nine-room budget ryokan near the Yubatake in Kusatsu Onsen, with four free-flowing private hot-spring baths and two-meal plans.
from $75 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (51)草津ホテル別館 綿の湯
Adults-only 10-room annex of Kusatsu Hotel, independently bookable since 2007 with English-speaking staff, near Sai-no-Kawara park.
from $184 / per night · per person
9.5/10 (43)益成屋旅館
Six-room luxury inn from 1969, one minute from the Yubatake, where every room has a private hot-spring bath.
from $155 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (34)草津温泉 ほしかわ
Four-room inn renovated in 2024 with three 24-hour kashikiri baths and English-speaking staff, seven minutes from the Yubatake.
from $90 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (24)旅館たむら
Fourteen-room mid-range ryokan of roughly 150 years standing, three minutes from the Yubatake, with two free kashikiri baths.
from $100 / per night · per person
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