Yamadaya Onsen Ryokan

♨️A retro mountain ryokan where all 6 rooms have private spring baths

Gunma · Tsumagoi Onsen Yamadaya Onsen Ryokan

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A small retro inn in the mountains

• 🏡A small hot spring ryokan with just six rooms, set in the mountain village of Tsumagoi in Gunma.
• 🕰️Vintage household items and antiques chosen, and sometimes restored, by the owner are displayed throughout.
• 🌿The garden features a suikinkutsu, a traditional Japanese garden ornament that echoes the sound of dripping water.

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Cloudy water from its own spring

• ♨️The large bath (open-air), the private bath and every in-room bath run free-flowing water from the inn's own source.
• 🟤The source, Tsumagoi Onsen Takanoyu, is a brownish, cloudy sodium-magnesium chloride, sulfate and bicarbonate spring.
• 🔑The spacious private bath "Tsumagoi" is booked at check-in and is free depending on your plan. Day bathing is not offered.

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Distinctive rooms with their own baths

• 🛏️"Asebi" has 12- and 8-mat rooms, a twin-bed bedroom and a stone bath, and is the only room with beds.
• 🛁"Nanakamado" has a Taisho-romance theme, "Yamaboushi" a ceramic outdoor bath and box steam bath, "Hanamizuki" a footbath and semi-open-air hinoki bath, and "Momiji" a large barrel bath with a stone sauna bed.
• 🧖"Tsutsuji" has no bath inside, but comes with its own private bath and sauna on the 1st floor (sauna until 10 pm, bath until 10 am next day).

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Signature kuwayaki dinner

• 🔥The house specialty is "kuwayaki", inspired by farmers grilling vegetables and meat on the back of a hoe between field work.
• 🥩Local ingredients such as Joshu beef, Tsumagoi cabbage and Yamato pork go into hearty regional cooking.
• 👨‍🍳The head chef trained at kaiseki restaurants in Gunma and a well-known Karuizawa ryokan.

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Breakfast and dining rooms

• 🥣Breakfast includes make-your-own Shinshu miso soup with your choice of fillings, freshly made rolled omelet and local natto (varies by season).
• 🍽️Meals are served in semi-private dining rooms with table or tatami seating.
• ⏰Dinner is at 18:00 and breakfast at 8:30; if you check in after 19:00 without notice, dinner is cancelled.

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Facilities and services

• ☕A free drink bar with freshly ground coffee and four flavored teas is open 7:30 am to 10 pm.
• 🚗Near the parking lot are a self car-wash space (tools available) and a waiting lounge for before check-in or after check-out.
• 💆Massage courses such as 40 minutes for 4,000 yen are available by reservation. Free Wi-Fi throughout.

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Nearby sights

• 🌋Kusatsu Onsen and Asama Bokujo farm are each about 20 minutes by car.
• 💧Asama Otaki Falls is 30 minutes by car.
• 🛍️Karuizawa Toy Kingdom is 15 minutes and Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza 50 minutes by car.

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Getting there

• 🚃15 minutes on foot from JR Manza-Kazawaguchi Station on the Agatsuma Line; free pickup from the station is available (reserve by the day before).
• 🚄From Tokyo, take the limited express Kusatsu from Ueno via Shibukawa onto the Agatsuma Line.
• 🅿️Free parking is across the road in front of the inn; snow is possible from early December to early March, so winter tires or chains are required.

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Distinctive rooms with their own baths

• 🛏️"Asebi" has 12- and 8-mat rooms, a twin-bed bedroom and a stone bath, and is the only room with beds.
• 🛁"Nanakamado" has a Taisho-romance theme, "Yamaboushi" a ceramic outdoor bath and box steam bath, "Hanamizuki" a footbath and semi-open-air hinoki bath, and "Momiji" a large barrel bath with a stone sauna bed.
• 🧖"Tsutsuji" has no bath inside, but comes with its own private bath and sauna on the 1st floor (sauna until 10 pm, bath until 10 am next day).

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Signature kuwayaki dinner

• 🔥The house specialty is "kuwayaki", inspired by farmers grilling vegetables and meat on the back of a hoe between field work.
• 🥩Local ingredients such as Joshu beef, Tsumagoi cabbage and Yamato pork go into hearty regional cooking.
• 👨‍🍳The head chef trained at kaiseki restaurants in Gunma and a well-known Karuizawa ryokan.

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Every room has its own bath of cloudy water from the inn's own spring, plus retro interiors and kuwayaki cuisine. There is no elevator, so all rooms except ground-floor "Hanamizuki" involve stairs, and smoking is permitted in some rooms and areas.

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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.

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Yamadaya Onsen Ryokan?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:30.

Where is Yamadaya Onsen Ryokan located?

It is in Agatsuma-gun. Address: 533 Ashiuda, Tsumagoi mura.

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.