BetteiSenjuan

A refined stay in Tanigawa, soothed by natural hot spring water and a binchotan charcoal sauna

Gunma Minakami Town

Bettei Senjuan is a hot spring ryokan in Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture. Every guest room has a private open-air bath with free-flowing natural hot spring water, allowing you to enjoy a private soak while feeling the nature of the Tanigawa area up close. The large bath area is equipped with a highly efficient dry sauna surrounded by binchotan charcoal, a gentle mist sauna that is kind to the skin, and a refreshing cold bath filled with natural hot spring water. In addition, the private sauna reserved exclusively for overnight guests offers breathtaking views of the Tanigawa Valley, and you can even use the river right in front of you as a cold plunge bath for an exceptional immersive experience.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Large Bath

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

A historic private hot spring source that has continued to flow since the Edo period is used lavishly as 100% free-flowing natural hot spring water. Rich in calcium and sodium, it is a hypotonic, mildly alkaline bijin no yu that leaves the skin feeling moist and supple. In the open-air bath, where the dynamic scenery of the valley and the sound of the river spread out before you, and in the elegant indoor bath scented with hinoki, you can enjoy an exquisite soak that gently cleanses the skin and warms you from the core.

Guest Room Open-Air Bath

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

A private open-air bath with free-flowing natural hot spring water, luxuriously installed in every guest room. In this supreme private space, free from interruption, you can enjoy the famous hot spring that has continued since the Edo period as often as you like. While taking in the grand panorama of Mount Tanigawa and the beauty of the valley all to yourself, the mellow mildly alkaline water gently envelops your body, offering the luxury of lingering warmth long after you leave the bath.

Sauna

Binchotan Charcoal Dry Sauna

90°C

Sauna TypeDry Sauna

Stove TypeConvection Stove (Sauna Stone)

Capacity4people

Men's

A dry sauna lined with binchotan charcoal across the walls, offering outstanding heat efficiency. It supports self-löyly, and vihta are also available, so you can work up a deep sweat while surrounded by quality steam and the aroma of wood. From the large window inside and the adjacent reclining space, you can look out over Tanigawa's rich seasonal forest beauty and face yourself in a meditative silence.

Large Bath Sen no Kura Low-Temperature Mist Sauna

45°C

Sauna TypeMist Sauna

Stove Typeconvection

Capacity4people

Women's

A low-temperature mist sauna filled with gentle, mellow moisture. Fine mist wraps your whole body in warmth, encouraging a gradual sweat while providing skin-friendly hydration. Because it is easy to breathe in and gentle on the body, you can relax slowly at your own pace. Paired with the large bath's hinoki bath and open-air bath overlooking the stream, it offers a luxurious bathing experience.

3u7 Mt.1977 Private Sauna

82°C

Sauna TypeDry Sauna

Stove Typeconvection

Capacity2people

Mixed

A fully reservation-based private sauna reserved exclusively for overnight guests, standing along the Tanigawa stream. From the open interior with a glass front, you can gaze at the magnificent Tanigawa scenery right before your eyes, while the mirror-finished modern exterior beautifully reflects the surrounding nature. Self-löyly with birch aroma is available, allowing you to enjoy an exquisite private space immersed in the stillness of nature and the murmur of the river.

Cold Bath

Cold Bath 1

15°C

Water QualityHot Spring Water

Capacity3people

Men's

A cold bath adjacent to the sauna room in the large bath area, Ichinokura. It is filled with hot spring water from the property's own source that has been cooled after heating, and is characterized by a mellow, gentle texture that feels as if it softly clings to the skin. Its natural coolness changes with the season at room temperature, placing less strain on the body so you can cool down slowly. The flow to the superb outdoor air bath space, where the river breeze blows through, is smooth and easy.

3u7 Mt.1977 Tanigawa Clear Stream Natural Cold Plunge Bath

12°C

Water Qualityspring

Capacity4people

Flow-through
Mixed

A one-of-a-kind natural bathing experience that uses the crystal-clear stream of the Tanigawa River flowing right in front of the private sauna as a cold plunge bath. By surrendering yourself to the naturally cool water, which changes dramatically with the seasons, you can experience an otherworldly sense of freshness as if becoming one with the river's flow. Surrounded by the rustling of the trees and the clear river breeze, you can totonou in the ultimate openness unique to this place.

Business Hours

Monday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30
Tuesday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30
Wednesday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30
Thursday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30
Friday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30
Saturday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30
Sunday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30
Holiday
13:00〜19:00
20:00〜10:30

Closed Days: None

Address

614 Tanigawa, Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture 379-1619

Hotel & Ryokan

Gender Access

Gender Separated

Tattoos in the Communal Bath
Unknown (Please Check)

The above applies to the communal (shared) baths. At facilities with private baths or private saunas, guests with tattoos may still be able to bathe. Please check with the facility for details.

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