Urakusatsu Tou

Food (dinner and breakfast) at Urakusatsu Tou, Kusatsu Onsen 14.01.2026 15.01.2026

805. Urakusatsu Tou, Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma ★ Stayed overnight. The hotel is a fusion of a ryokan and a good hotel. I had a meal plan for one person, breakfast and dinner, served in the restaurant. The staff included both Japanese and foreign employees. Overall the service was fine, but there were some drawbacks: at checkout, when there were a lot of people, the staff clearly could not keep up with the workload, and they could not arrange a taxi for me at the requested time, only by calling one in. There are private baths, but I did not use them. 1. Outdoor bath. No view, but cozy. The water is a little cloudy blue, with the proper sulfurous onsen smell. Temperature was 41. 2. Indoor bath. The water is a little cloudy blue, with the proper sulfurous onsen smell. Temperature was 43. Breathing was tolerable. Everything was steamy, and from a distance you could hardly see anything. A pleasant place. It suits an overnight stay in Kusatsu in spirit. 14.01.2026 15.01.2026

Urakusatsu Tou, a modern-style ryokan — wood, iron, indirect lighting, shadows. Very unusual dinner, also stylish. Everything was delicious, nothing to complain about. Will appeal to those who aren't big on traditional kaiseki — it's a mix of modern European cuisine and kaiseki. The baths use water from Ura-Kusatsu springs, and like everywhere in Kusatsu, it's top-tier acidic water. The large communal bath isn't very big, and there's a kashikiri (private bath) available by reservation for an extra fee. On the downside, the kashikiri bath on the roof is closed in winter. And the parking is a bit far, though they shuttle you back and forth by car.