Sarugakyo Onsen Sarugakyo Hotel

♨️A lakeside onsen hotel with free-flowing spring water above Lake Akaya

Gunma · Sarugakyo Hotel

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A Lakeside Hotel in a Folktale Onsen Town

• 🏞️Set in Sarugakyo Onsen in Minakami, Gunma, a hot spring town steeped in folktale history.
• 🌄Guest rooms look out over Lake Akaya or the Tanigawa mountain range.
• 🏨Operated by Itoen Hotels and reopened after renovation in July 2026.

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Private-Source Sulfate Spring

• ♨️Clear, colorless sulfate spring water from the hotel's own source, served free-flowing (kakenagashi).
• 🛁The large bath has a high ceiling and an airy feel, with separate rock and hinoki cypress tubs.
• 🌿The outdoor rock bath is surrounded by nature.

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Lake-Side and Mountain-Side Rooms

• 🛏️52 rooms in total, including Japanese, Japanese-Western, Western and rooms with open-air baths.
• 🌊Twelve lake-side Japanese-Western rooms (twin beds + 6 tatami) face Lake Akaya through large windows.
• ⛰️The standard Japanese rooms face the Tanigawa range and measure 8 to 10 tatami (22 at 10 tatami, 2 at 8).

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Rooms with Private Open-Air Baths

• ✨Two lake-side Japanese bedrooms with open-air baths (12.5 + 8 tatami) come with either a hinoki or cast-iron tub.
• 🪵One top-floor Japanese-Western room (twins + 12 tatami) has its own hinoki open-air bath.
• 💧Seven Japanese bedrooms have semi-open-air baths; all in-room baths are free-flowing spring water.

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Creative Japanese Cuisine and Buffet

• 🍱Dinner is a creative Japanese set meal prepared by the head chef with seasonal ingredients.
• 🍽️A half buffet, where you take as much as you like, is served alongside dinner.
• ☀️Breakfast is a buffet with a wide selection.

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Facilities and Services

• 📶Free Wi-Fi is available, and rooms have a refrigerator and safe.
• 🧴Yukata, towels, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, razor and comb are provided.
• 🕒Per the official site, check-in is 15:00 and check-out 11:00; pets are not allowed.

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Access

• 🚄About 35 minutes by bus from Jomo-Kogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen.
• 🚗About 25 minutes from Tsukiyono IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway via Route 17 toward Niigata.
• 🅿️Parking for about 70 cars.

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Lake-Side and Mountain-Side Rooms

• 🛏️52 rooms in total, including Japanese, Japanese-Western, Western and rooms with open-air baths.
• 🌊Twelve lake-side Japanese-Western rooms (twin beds + 6 tatami) face Lake Akaya through large windows.
• ⛰️The standard Japanese rooms face the Tanigawa range and measure 8 to 10 tatami (22 at 10 tatami, 2 at 8).

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Rooms with Private Open-Air Baths

• ✨Two lake-side Japanese bedrooms with open-air baths (12.5 + 8 tatami) come with either a hinoki or cast-iron tub.
• 🪵One top-floor Japanese-Western room (twins + 12 tatami) has its own hinoki open-air bath.
• 💧Seven Japanese bedrooms have semi-open-air baths; all in-room baths are free-flowing spring water.

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A lakeside onsen hotel combining views of Lake Akaya, free-flowing spring baths and rooms with private open-air baths. Dinner pairs a Japanese set meal with a half buffet, and by public transport you'll need a bus ride from the station.

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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.

♨ Sarugakyo Onsen · 7 ryokan in this onsen town

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 14:00 · 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 Sarugakyo Onsen Sarugakyo Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Sarugakyo Onsen Sarugakyo Hotel located?

It is in Tone-gun. Address: 1171 Sarugakyoonsen Minakamimachi .

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.