Kiyotsukyō Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring town located at the entrance of the Kiyotsu Gorge.
• The site was first established in 1860 for visitors to the area.
• Two active Japanese inns provide lodging for travelers today.
• The local waters contain simple sulfur and weak salt springs.

What to see

• Kiyotsukan is a lodging facility that has been open since 1934.
• Local restaurants and souvenir shops operate within the hot spring town.
• The town is situated along Niigata Prefectural Road 389 near the gorge.

Getting there

• A bus from Echigo-Yuzawa Station reaches the site in thirty minutes.
• The location is twenty minutes by car from Shiozawa Ishiuchi Interchange.
• It is a thirty minute drive from Echigo-Tazawa Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.