Japan Gems 掲載をご検討の店舗様へ

Gunma Place

Sarugakyō Onsen

English 繁體中文 简体中文

猿ヶ京温泉

A scenic lakeside hot spring resort in Gunma featuring mineral-rich waters and historical ties to the Edo period.

Sarugakyō Onsen
photo: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS) CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A hot spring resort area located on the shore of Lake Akaya in Minakami Town.
  • Part of the Minakami National Health Resort Hot Spring Area with sodium and calcium sulfate waters.
  • The area was reportedly named by Uesugi Kenshin in 1560.
  • The original hot spring moved in 1956 following the construction of a dam.

What to see

  • Approximately forty different accommodation facilities operating throughout the resort area.
  • Mantenboshi no Yu, a facility specifically designed for day-trip bathing visitors.
  • The site of the Sarugakyo Checkpoint which was established during the Edo period.
  • Views of Lake Akaya from the various hot spring baths and facilities.

Getting there

  • Buses reach the resort area from Jomo-Kogen Station in thirty minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Sarugakyō Onsen Open in Google Maps

この施設の関係者の方へ

このページは公開情報をもとに Japan Gems が作成し、訪日外国人向けに英語で掲載しています。 写真や情報の追加・修正を承っています。お店の写真に差し替えることもできます。

このページの情報を更新する
Onsen in Gunma Our pick of 17, written up in English

More in Gunma