Ikaho Onsen Yorokobi no Yado Shinki

♨️Top-floor open-air baths at 800 m with sweeping Gunma mountain views

Gunma · Yorokobi no Yado Shinki

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A hilltop ryokan in Ikaho

• 🏔️Set high above Ikaho Onsen, the inn looks out over Gunma's peaks, including Mt. Akagi and the Nikko range.
• 🏨There are 34 rooms in total: 30 Japanese-style, 3 Japanese-Western and 1 connecting room.
• 🚭The 3rd floor has smoking rooms, floors 4–6 are non-smoking, and all public areas are smoke-free.

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Two view baths

• ♨️The water is Ikaho Onsen's Shirogane-no-yu, containing metasilicic acid, known for leaving skin moisturized.
• 🪟The two large baths, Mayudama-no-yu and Shiratama-no-yu, switch between men and women at 5 a.m., so you can try both.
• 🕒Open 3 p.m.–midnight and 5–9:30 a.m.; a bathing tax of 150 yen per adult is charged separately.

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Panoramic open-air bath and private baths

• 🌄The Shiratama-no-yu panoramic open-air bath spans Mt. Akagi to Mt. Tanigawa and the Mikuni range, with two spots for lying back.
• 🛁Opened in December 2023, the private baths Nagamine (round ceramic tub) and Monokiki (square tiled tub) take 1–4 people.
• 💴Private baths cost 2,750 yen for 45 minutes for staying guests and have no outside view.

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Panorama room and special rooms

• 🖼️Hikono, a 5th-floor corner room with a 10-mat room, 16-mat living area and twin bedroom, has the best view in the house (up to 5 guests).
• 🛁Hototogisu is a connecting room with a semi-open-air view bath; its tub water is not hot-spring water.
• 🌳Yumeji is a spacious traditional suite overlooking forest and mountains, and the two-room family rooms Asuka and Yayoi sleep up to 8.

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Silk kaiseki

• 🍲Dinner is 'Silk Kaiseki' made with edible silk powder and mulberry leaf; the standard course has about 7 dishes including Joshu beef sukiyaki.
• 🐖The lighter Danran course centers on Mochibuta pork shabu-shabu, and a plan with Joshu beef steak as the main is also offered.
• 🍚Breakfast is served as individual set trays rather than a buffet, with Gunma-grown Koshihikari rice.

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Facilities and direct-booking perks

• 🍺The 6th-floor view lounge faces the mountains; booking on the official site includes beer service from 4 to 6 p.m.
• 👘Direct bookings also include a free colored yukata in a Takehisa Yumeji design for female guests.
• 🎤There is a 2nd-floor karaoke room, table tennis, a 1st-floor coffee lounge and shop, spa treatments by advance booking, and free Wi-Fi in rooms.

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Strolling Ikaho's Stone Steps

• 🪜About a 10-minute walk takes you to Ikaho's famous 365-step Stone Steps street.
• 🎯Around the steps you'll find a retro shooting gallery, cafés and souvenir shops.
• 🍂In autumn, the official site posts news on the Kajika Bridge foliage illuminations.

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Access and parking

• 🚌From JR Shibukawa Station (Joetsu Line), take a bus bound for Ikaho Onsen for about 25 minutes, get off at Ikaho Bus Terminal and walk 2 minutes.
• 🚗About 25 minutes by car from Shibukawa-Ikaho IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway; free parking for 30 cars plus covered space for motorbikes.
• ❄️From December to mid-March, guests driving are asked to use winter tires or chains.

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Panoramic open-air bath and private baths

• 🌄The Shiratama-no-yu panoramic open-air bath spans Mt. Akagi to Mt. Tanigawa and the Mikuni range, with two spots for lying back.
• 🛁Opened in December 2023, the private baths Nagamine (round ceramic tub) and Monokiki (square tiled tub) take 1–4 people.
• 💴Private baths cost 2,750 yen for 45 minutes for staying guests and have no outside view.

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Panorama room and special rooms

• 🖼️Hikono, a 5th-floor corner room with a 10-mat room, 16-mat living area and twin bedroom, has the best view in the house (up to 5 guests).
• 🛁Hototogisu is a connecting room with a semi-open-air view bath; its tub water is not hot-spring water.
• 🌳Yumeji is a spacious traditional suite overlooking forest and mountains, and the two-room family rooms Asuka and Yayoi sleep up to 8.

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A view-focused Ikaho inn with top-floor open-air baths, silk kaiseki and a wide range of room sizes. Note that some rooms look out on a closed hotel, food allergies are not accommodated, and pets are not allowed.

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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.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 19:00

* 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 Ikaho Onsen Yorokobi no Yado Shinki?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Ikaho Onsen Yorokobi no Yado Shinki located?

It is in Shibukawa. Address: 557-34 Ikahomachi-ikaho.

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.