Hoshi Onsen

4.5

A little-known hot spring situated inside Joshin'etsu-kogen National Park, location of the famed Tanigawa mountains and Mt. Asama. The area's lone hot spring inn, the Chojukan, retains much of its Meiji period origins, and is designated a National Tangible Cultural Property. The inn's Hoshi no Yu colorless calcium and sodium sulfate spring (gypsum spring) is said to have been discovered by the great monk Kobo Daishi while on a preaching tour. The spring's abundant hot waters well up from the bottom of the Hoshi no Yu tub and are said to ease burns and hardening of the arteries. This history-leaden facility has also hosted many writers and artists such as Akiko Yosano and Yasunari Kawabata. During the era of the former Japan National Railways, the inn's Rokumeikan-style building served as the location for the rail company's famous Full Moon poster; built over a century ago, visitors can still sense the history hanging in the air.

Spot details

Address: Gunma Tone-gun Minakamimachi Nagai 650 Map
Area: Numata-Tone Area
Phone: 0278660005
Water type: calcium/sodium/sulfate spring, simple springetc
Temperature of spring: 27-42.7℃
property: nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, aid recovery from fatigue, frozen shoulders, sensitivity to cold, hardening of the arteries, Bruises, chronic digestive diseases, cuts, burns, chronic skin diseases, Hemorrhoidsetc
Number of source springs: 3
Amount of water flow: 433l/min
Number of public baths: 3
Number of day trip bathhouses: 1

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

No tattoos allowed! :(

Reviewed : 2023.02.15

Leaving this review for fellow tattoo-havers to save them the hassle of making an international call:they sadly dont take guests with tattoos :( Was so excited to visit this place, it looks...
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Reviewed : 2019.12.18

This onsen was one of my bucket list long time. There is located in the deep of the mountains, near the prefectural border of Gunma and Niigata.I drove a car from Echigo-Yuzawa in Niigata pref...
Time machine

Reviewed : 2018.05.10

It is a wonderful Japanese ryokan with one of the old original hot springs in Japan. In fact this place is geographically not so far from Tokyo but it is not easy to get to. As you know Japan is...