Gunma Minakami Town
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi
An inn where you savor natural onsen water from its own source in a 10,000-tsubo Japanese garden and three open-air baths
- Minakami Onsenkyo
- Scenic View
- Nature Immersion
- Onsen Ryokan
- Natural Hot Spring
- Self löyly available
About Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi is an onsen resort in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture. In three bathing areas looking out over a Japanese garden spread across 10,000 tsubo (about 33,000 m²) and superb views of Mount Tanigawa, you can enjoy natural onsen water from its own source to your heart’s content. The open-air bath has a genuine barrel sauna, bringing a superb totonou, the deep, settled calm after sauna, with the clear air of the great outdoors. There are also private baths and rooms with their own open-air bath for time to yourselves. After bathing, relax in the lounge with a drink in hand and spend a luxurious moment that lets you forget the bustle of daily life.
Hot SpringONSEN
Wakaba-no-Yu
A large open-air bath looking out over a magnificent 10,000-tsubo Japanese garden. By day you can admire the rich beauty of nature with an overwhelming sense of openness, and by night bathe in a dreamlike space lit by soft lights. The alkaline simple spring, gentle on the skin, quietly eases the fatigue of daily life.
Ao-no-Yu
It has a spacious indoor bath where you can enjoy the abundant water of its own source to the full, and an airy open-air bath embraced by the natural beauty of the headwaters of the Tone River, with views of Mount Tanigawa. The alkaline simple spring, easy on the skin, is known for its gentle feel. Gaze at the scenery through the large windows of the indoor bath, or feel the Minakami sky and a pleasant breeze with your whole body in the open-air bath, for a luxurious time of relaxation.
Akane-no-Yu
It has an airy indoor bath looking out over the beautiful Japanese garden beyond the open-air bath, and an open-air bath full of charm that seems at one with the garden. The indoor bath offers a variety of tubs that immerse the whole body, such as a standing bath and a ceramic urn bath. In the open-air bath you can listen to the murmur of a small stream and savor the skin-beautifying waters along with the tasteful scenery. The men’s and women’s baths swap over, so you can enjoy making your way around a variety of baths.
SaunaSAUNA
Barrel sauna
A wooden barrel sauna set beside the open-air bath. Through a large window you can gaze at the beautiful Japanese garden while enjoying löyly you pour yourself, at your own pace. Pour water over the stones and pleasant steam and the fresh scent of wood fill the room, warming you slowly to the core. It offers a superb, relaxing experience that feels like becoming one with great nature.
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Facility Information
- Address
- 551 Yubara, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma 379-1617
- Business Hours
Main bathhouse and open-air baths: 15:00–24:00 / 5:00–10:00 Sauna: 15:00–24:00 / 7:00–10:00
- Closed Days
- Irregular Holidays
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- OK if fully covered with designated stickers
Guests with tattoos, temporary tattoo stickers, body paint or the like may not use the main bathhouse. However, guests whose tattoos are small enough to be fully covered by two 10 cm x 14 cm (about 4 x 5.5 in) cover stickers may use the main bathhouse on condition that they wear the designated cover stickers. Cover stickers are sold at the front desk for 220 yen each (tax included).
- Official Website
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Access
By car
- About 5 minutes from Minakami Interchange on the Kan-Etsu Expressway
By train and bus
- JR Minakami Station → about 5 minutes by car
- JR Minakami Station, stop 5 → Minakami Line bus bound for Jomo-Kogen Station, about 2 minutes, get off at Matsunoi Iriguchi → about 2 minutes on foot
- Jomo-Kogen Station, stop 1 → Minakami Line bus, about 15 minutes, get off at Matsunoi Iriguchi → about 2 minutes on foot
Shuttle
- Overnight guests can use the shuttle bus between Minakami Station and the inn (reservation required)
- From Minakami Station 13:45 / 16:00; from the inn 9:30 / 10:30
- Book by 18:00 the day before your stay
Free parking for about 220 cars
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