Kirizumi Onsen Kintokan

♨️A secluded mountain inn where the Meiji Constitution was drafted

Gunma · Kirizumi Onsen Kintokan

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A historic inn since the Meiji era

• 🏯Founded in 1884, the inn still uses its 1883 main building; the annex was added in the Heisei era.
• 📜Ito Hirobumi and about 30 colleagues stayed here and drafted the Meiji Constitution, and Katsu Kaishu came for hot spring cures.
• 🌲It was the only building to survive a 1910 landslide, and is now the sole inn at Kirizumi Onsen.

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300 liters of spring water per minute

• ♨️A colorless, clear calcium-sulfate spring flows 24 hours a day at a gentle natural 40°C.
• 🛁There is one indoor bath each for men and women, with no outdoor bath and old-style taps instead of showers.
• 🚰A drinking-water spring tap sits right outside the baths; listed benefits include neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue recovery.

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Tatami rooms in the main building and annex

• 🚪All rooms are tatami rooms with a TV; toilets and washbasins are shared.
• 🏚️Main-building rooms in the Meiji structure have no windows and are separated from the corridor only by shoji, so the annex is recommended if you want a window.
• 🔥Some annex rooms face the waterwheel, and kotatsu tables are provided in winter.

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Simple home cooking with mountain vegetables

• 🐟Dinner is home-style: salt-grilled sweetfish, mountain-vegetable tempura, sashimi konnyaku, simmered dishes and pork miso soup.
• 🍱All meals are served in your room, and the menu changes from the second night.
• 🥚Breakfast is a local Japanese set featuring items such as soft-boiled hot spring eggs.

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Facilities and house rules

• 🛍️There is a souvenir corner, a vending machine and a table tennis table for after your bath.
• 🧴Towels, toothbrushes and adult yukata are provided; the changing room has only one hair dryer, so bring your own.
• 🛏️The inn is self-service, so on busy days guests lay out their own futons.

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Deep mountains that inspired a novel

• 📖The inn is a setting of Morimura Seiichi's mystery novel Proof of the Man, and Kirizumi appears in Saijo Yaso's poem The Hat.
• 🦌Located in a special zone of Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, you may spot monkeys, wild boar and serows.
• 🥾From spring to autumn many guests walk the hiking trail toward Karuizawa.

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Nearby sights

• 🌉See Meganebashi, a four-arch brick railway bridge completed in 1892, and the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park.
• ⛰️Other Gunma sights include Lake Usui, Mt. Myogi and the Tomioka Silk Mill.
• 🏔️Across the border in Nagano are central Karuizawa, Mt. Asama and Shiraito Falls.

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Access

• 🚃About 13 km, or roughly a 30-minute drive, from JR Yokokawa Station.
• 🚗From Matsuida-Myogi IC, take Route 18 via the old Usui Pass road to reach the Kirizumi Onsen entrance in about 15 minutes.
• ❄️From December to early April, park at the Kirizumi Onsen entrance on Route 18 and the inn will pick you up; there are no streetlights, so arrive before dark.

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Tatami rooms in the main building and annex

• 🚪All rooms are tatami rooms with a TV; toilets and washbasins are shared.
• 🏚️Main-building rooms in the Meiji structure have no windows and are separated from the corridor only by shoji, so the annex is recommended if you want a window.
• 🔥Some annex rooms face the waterwheel, and kotatsu tables are provided in winter.

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Simple home cooking with mountain vegetables

• 🐟Dinner is home-style: salt-grilled sweetfish, mountain-vegetable tempura, sashimi konnyaku, simmered dishes and pork miso soup.
• 🍱All meals are served in your room, and the menu changes from the second night.
• 🥚Breakfast is a local Japanese set featuring items such as soft-boiled hot spring eggs.

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A secluded mountain inn that preserves its Meiji building and abundant free-flowing spring, ideal for quiet hot spring time in nature. Note that toilets and washbasins are shared, there is no outdoor bath or shower, and only docomo and au phones work at the parking lot and inside.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 14:00 · Check Out: 11:00 · Last Check In: 17:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Kirizumi Onsen Kintokan?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Kirizumi Onsen Kintokan located?

It is in Annaka. Address: 1928 Sakamoto Matsuidamachi.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.