2025 Naganohara Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

I stayed at Kawarayu Onsen Yamakikan, which I had been wanting to go to since it was a big hit on X (Twitter) last year!!! You can stay in the hot springs until midnight, and you can drink as much Häagen-Dazs and alcohol as you want, so it was so amazing🥺🧡 I want to come back to this inn as soon as possible!!! 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 ✔️Recommended points〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 ⚫︎Check in to the hot springs♨️ that flow directly from the source and you can bathe until 9:30 the next morning! ⚫︎You can bathe in the free private bath as many times as you like until 9:30 the next morning! ⚫︎All-you-can-eat Häagen-Dazs🍨 ⚫︎You can drink as much coffee and tea as you want in the lobby until check-out☕️ ⚫︎Dinner is alcohol🍶 and soft drinks, and breakfast is all-you-can-drink soft drinks🍹 ⚫︎You can choose from colored yukata and samue for the indoor wear! ⚫︎Unlimited reading of books in the library (manga, novels, etc.)📕 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 Tomorrow we will introduce the rooms!!! ---- 📍Access 🚃Limited Express Kusatsu Ueno - Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station, about 2 hours 15 minutes 🚃Azuma Line Naganohara Kusatsuguchi - Kawarayu Onsen Station, about 5 minutes 🚌Yamakikan Free shuttle, about 5 minutes (advance reservation required) ♨️Price 1 night for 2 people with 2 meals from 40,000 yen (20,000 yen per person) Business hours🕰️ Check-in 15:00-18:00 Check-out ~10:00 ---- #Travel with me #Kawarayu Onsen #Hot spring #Yamakikan #Hot spring trip #Hot spring inn #Gunma sightseeing #All inclusive #Private bath

Stone Church in Kitakaruizawa. The church is built entirely of stone with a dome, giving the feeling of stepping into a stone corridor leading to heaven. #kitakaruizawa #stonechurch #natural #mckhaidetrip

A ski resort that even beginners can enjoy!

Gunma Prefecture's "roadside station" is not only Kawaba Denen Plaza!! We will introduce "Roadside Station Yamba Furusatokan" that is unique to Gunma Prefecture, a hot spring paradise!! A foot bath that will warm up your cold body♨️How about a relaxing time while looking at the magnificent view of Yamba Dam right in front of you☺️ ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼ ➸Tips︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎Free foot bath!! It's okay to wear tights or stockings!! If you buy vinyl socks (100 yen) You can soak your feet in the foot bath ︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎Even if you don't have a towel, you can purchase a commemorative towel (250 yen) on the spot ︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎There is an amphibious bus service!! You can take a cruise of Yamba Dam (Yamba) right in front of you ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼ ➸Recommended spot information📍Roadside station Yamba Furusatokan ✤Address: 1567-4 Hayashi, Naganohara-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture✤Access: Approximately 1 hour from Ikaho IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway, approximately 1 hour from Karuizawa✤Cost: Free✤Recommended points: The pork soup sold at the roadside station was delicious⚠Caution: It's cold, so dress warm ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼ #Domestic travel record #Foot bath #Roadside station #Gunma #Gunma sightseeing #Gunma trip

📍Asama Sorayamabo KUZANBO Dog-friendly villa. A villa surrounded by nature where you can feel the negative ions. 【INFORMATION】 Asama Sorayamabo KUZANBO 📮377-1412 2032-257 Kitakaruizawa, Naganohara-cho, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture #0 yen trip November

Kita KaruizawaKita Karuizawa is the best summer resort closest to Tokyo! The temperature is 10 degrees lower than Tokyo on average, and 5 degrees lower than Karuizawa, and the humidity is low. The Asama Falls near Karuizawa are about 10 meters high, but you can get close to them and feel the negative ions up close. 🌿 \ How to get to Asama Falls/ After getting out of the car, walk along the promenade for about 5 minutes, and you will find the promenade running along the Kuma River that flows down from the waterfall, and at the end of the path is Asama Falls. There are some scary places on the way, but that's also the best part! ! ! ! #DomesticTravel #AsamaFalls #KitaKaruizawa #SummerResort #CoupleTrip #100TravelStyle

Here are some photos of breakfast at Kawarayu Onsen Yamakikan in Gunma and the inside of the building that I couldn't include! This is the last post about Yamakikan for now!!!! 〜〜〜〜 🌰Breakfast 〜〜〜〜 You can eat the traditional taste of "chestnut rice" that has been around since the establishment! The chestnuts were freshly cooked, and the sweetness of the chestnuts matched with the saltiness of the sesame salt, and it was very delicious! I wanted to eat so much that I wanted to have a second helping 🤤 ※If you don't like chestnut rice, you can change it to white rice! The side dishes were simmered dishes and rolled omelets, and had a gentle dashi flavor, so even though I drank too much the day before, I was able to finish it all 😂 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 🌱Various things inside the building 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 Coffee and tea in the lobby are all-you-can-drink 24 hours a day, but it was nice to be able to choose your favorite cup ☕️ Also, the geta for going out were easier to walk in than I thought! I wanted it for a yukata😂 *I didn't plan on wearing a yukata this year, so I didn't buy one, but they were selling them at the shop for 1,500 yen!!! The atmosphere inside the building, the rooms, the hot springs, the food, the service, etc. Everything was wonderful, and it was the perfect hot spring inn to relax in, so I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get away from the city and relax!!! ---- 📍Access 🚃Limited Express Kusatsu Ueno - Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station, about 2 hours and 15 minutes 🚃Azuma Line Naganohara Kusatsuguchi - Kawarayu Onsen Station, about 5 minutes 🚌Yamakikan Free shuttle, about 5 minutes (advance reservation required) ♨️Price 1 night for 2 people with 2 meals from 40,000 yen (20,000 yen per person) Opening hours🕰️ Check-in 15:00-18:00 Check-out ~10:00 ---- #Domestic travel #Kawarayu Onsen #Yamakikan #Breakfast #Hot spring #Hot spring trip #Hot spring inn #Gunma #Breakfast #Delicious inn food

Kawarayu Onsen Yamakikan in Gunma has a library that was converted from a storehouse, and you can read as many manga and novels as you want~🤤 I wanted to read Tokyo Revengers in one go, but... I read part of it, then went to the hot spring and lazed around in my room, so I ended up not being able to read the whole thing, so the next time I stay here, I'd like to stay in the library and read as much as I can🫠 There are four seats for reading on the first floor and two seats on the second floor so it's not a very large space, but The second floor in particular is like an attic, so I felt more relaxed. If you stay at Yamakikan, we recommend not only enjoying the hot springs, but also spending some time relaxing and reading books in the library✨ ---- 📍Access 🚃Limited Express Kusatsu Ueno - Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station, about 2 hours 15 minutes 🚃Azuma Line Naganohara Kusatsuguchi - Kawarayu Onsen Station, about 5 minutes 🚌Yamakikan Free shuttle service, about 5 minutes (advance reservation required) ♨️Price 1 night for 2 people with 2 meals from 40,000 yen (From 20,000 yen per person) Opening hours🕰️ Check-in 15:00-18:00 Check-out ~10:00 ---- #Domestic travel #Kawarayu Onsen #Yamakikan #Hot spring inn #Hot spring #Library #Unlimited manga reading

"Asama Falls" is a power spot in Gunma Prefecture located about 10 to 15 minutes by car from the rental villa area of ​​Lunes Karuizawa. It is less crowded and recommended than the popular "Shiraito Falls" in the Karuizawa area. ✨ It is not as wide as Shiraito Falls, but you can get close and the 15m high waterfall is a masterpiece. 🫧 The mist pours down and feels very good. ✨ [Asama Falls] Location: Kitakaruizawa, Naganohara-cho, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture, 377-1412 Access ⚪︎40 minutes by bus from Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station ⚪︎30 minutes on foot from Kusakaru Kotsu Kitakaruizawa bus stop #Domestic travel #trip #Karuizawa #Gunma #Nagano

I'll show you the dinner at Kawarayu Onsen Yamakikan in Gunma with some photos~♨️ At Yamakikan, you can enjoy steamed dishes from the "Modern Kamado" which is a modern version of the Edo food culture🫶 And you can drink as much alcohol and soft drinks as you want at no extra charge! That's the best service🥺❤️ All the food was delicious, and the alcohol was all-you-can-drink, so I drank so much I couldn't move😂 ※Don't drink too much⚠️ When I drank a lot of alcohol, I got so full I couldn't eat before I got drunk lol 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 ▼Dinner menu 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 ※Please see the 6th photo for details~! ⚫︎Salad🥗 ⚫︎Cold soup made with soy milk🥣 ⚫︎A stylish appetizer with mashed potatoes and young corn sandwiched between mochi ⚫︎Grilled salted sweetfish🐟 ⚫︎Red salmon and rock trout sashimi🥢 ⚫︎Steamed dishes from a modern kamado🫛 ⚫︎Gunma specialty okirikomi🍜 ⚫︎White rice, pickles, grated yam ⚫︎Mulberry tea pudding🍮 〜〜〜〜〜〜 🍺Drinks (all-you-can-drink for 2 hours) 〜〜〜〜〜〜 ※All drinks on the 6th and 7th pictures are all-you-can-drink🤤 Draft beer🍺, wine (red and white), sake (6 types), fruit liquor such as yuzu sake, liqueurs, shochu, etc. All kinds of alcoholic drinks are available What a surprise! ＼＼＼🍺Free all-you-can-drink🍷／／／ There are also a lot of soft drinks, such as oolong tea, orange juice, ginger ale, cola, and carbonated water, so you can drink them as they are, or mix them with alcohol to enjoy them🙆♀️ 〜〜〜〜〜〜 #Domestic travel #Kawarayu Onsen #Yamakikan #Gunma #Gunma sightseeing #All inclusive #Onsen #Onsen inn #Delicious inn food

Introducing the night version of the large bath at Kawarayu Onsen Yamakikan in Gunma~📷 Check-out ~ You can use the hot spring all night, so when I went to use it around midnight, I had it all to myself🤤 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✔️Great things about the large bath~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⚫︎Bath towels are placed in the changing room of the large bath, so you can use a new clean towel every time🫶 ⚫︎Skin care set provided🧴 ⚫︎Water is also placed so you can stay hydrated! ⚫︎The hair dryer is from SALONIA🫧 After your bath, we recommend cooling off while eating a Haagen-Dazs in the rest area just outside the large bath🍨 #domestictravel #kawarayuonsen #yamakikan #onsen #onseninn #onsentrip #hotsprings #gunma #gunmatourism #largebath #largebath #openairbath

I'd like to introduce the Natsuze room where I stayed at Kawarayu Onsen Yamakikan in Gunma ♨️ 〜〜〜〜〜 ♨️Room 〜〜〜〜〜 It was a one-room type, but it had a raised tatami mat (7.5 tatami mats) and a rest space (3 tatami mats) with chairs and a table, and there was a large window overlooking the garden, so it was an open room and felt larger than I expected!!! The futon was already laid out, so the staff were not allowed to enter from check-in to check-out, so I could relax. 🫠 〜〜〜 🪴Garden 〜〜〜 The garden can be seen from all rooms, and a summer hazel tree named after the room is planted, which is stylish and links to the room name!!! 〜〜〜〜〜 👘In-house wear 〜〜〜〜〜 You can choose from a colored yukata or a samue for free. I wore a yukata when I was in the building, and a samue as my nightwear.🫶 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 🍹Summer customer appreciation campaign 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 Only available in summer! You can get a free beer or juice after your bath until 9pm 🍺 I drank too much alcohol at dinner, so I had oolong tea 😂 The room was also very comfortable, so one night wasn't enough 🫠 #Travelwithme #KawarayuOnsen #Yamakikan #Onsen #OnsenInn #Gunma #GunmaTourism #OnsenTrip

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Karuizawa Snow Park! This is a popular slope for families with children, and it is directly connected to a hotel, so you can walk to the slope! The slope also has sleds, snow cycles, slides, and other things that children can enjoy, so I think they will have a lot of fun! However, it is quite far from Karuizawa Station and takes just under an hour by bus, so be careful if you are going by Shinkansen! If you are wearing studless shoes, I recommend going by car! The food at the hotel was buffet style and delicious! #PR #AccommodationReview #Karuizawa #KaruizawaSnowPark