Jepang memang
populer dengan pemandian air panas atau onsen, namun biasanya kita menikmati
onsen yang tersedia di penginapan. Ada satu kota yang menjadi tujuan utama
untuk menikmati onsen, alasannya? sumber air panas di kota ini merupakan salah
satu air panas alami dengan kualitas terbaik di Jepang, selain itu air panas alami
di kota ini pun mengalir terus memenuhi onsen yang tersebar di kota ini.
Japan is popular with hot
water bath or onsen, but usually we enjoyed the onsen that is available at the
inn. There is one town that is the main destination for enjoying onsen, why?
Hot springs in this city are one of the natural hot springs with the highest
quality in Japan, and not forget to mention that the natural hot springs in
this town flowed continuously to fill up the onsens located all over the city.
Kusatsu Onsen
Town, namanya pun sudah menggambarkan betapa onsen menjadi bagian hidup dari
warga Kusatsu. Terletak di Prefektur Gunma, Jepang, Kusatsu telah terkenal
sebagai destinasi untuk relaksasi dan menikmati onsen di Jepang. Sumber air
panas Kusatsu yang berkualitas ditemukan oleh Doktor dari Jerman, Erwin Von
Baels pada akhir abad 18 dan ia merekomendasikan Kusatsu sebagai lokasi sumber
air panas terbaik untuk relaksasi maupun kesehatan.
Kusatsu Onsen Town, its
name had already described how onsen become part of life of Kusatsu's citizens.
Located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, Kusatsu has been well known as a
destination for relaxation and enjoying onsen in Japan. High quality Kusatsu
hot springs were discovered by Doctor Ervwin Baels from Germany, Erwin Von
during the late 18th century, and he recommended Kusatsu as the best hot
springs location for relaxation and health.
GETTING THERE
From TOKYO
Tokyo to Takasaki Station by Shinkansen Hakutaka/ Max Tanigawa/ Max Toki/
Asama (please check the Shinkansen schedule first), waktu tempuh sekitar 50
menit hingga 1 jam, harga tiket mulai dari ¥4.410
Tokyo to Takasaki Station
by Shinkansen Hakutaka / Max Tanigawa / Max Toki / Asama (please check the
schedule first Shinkansen), takes about 50 minutes to 1 hour, ticket prices
ranging from ¥ 4,410
Takasaki Station to Naganoharakusatsuguchi Station by JR Agatsuma Line/ LTD Express Kusatsu, waktu tempuh 1 jam
hingga 1,5 jam, harga tiket mulai dari ¥1.140
Takasaki Station to Naganoharakusatsuguchi Station by JR Agatsuma Line / LTD Express Kusatsu, takes about 1 hour to 1.5 hours, ticket prices ranging from ¥ 1,140
Takasaki Station to Naganoharakusatsuguchi Station by JR Agatsuma Line / LTD Express Kusatsu, takes about 1 hour to 1.5 hours, ticket prices ranging from ¥ 1,140
Very long name, try to memorize it for fun :) |
Always check the sign on the bus, "for Kusatsu Onsen" |
enjoy the view! |
Naganoharakusatsuguchi Station to Kusatsu Onsen Bus
Terminal by JR Bus (¥700
one way)
Naganoharakusatsuguchi Station to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal by JR Bus (¥ 700 one way)
Naganoharakusatsuguchi Station to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal by JR Bus (¥ 700 one way)
WHERE TO WANDER IN KUSATSU
Area utama di Kusatsu Onsen Town ini juga merupakan simbol kota Kusatsu Onsen. Yubatake berarti lapangan dengan air panas, dan di area inilah sumber air Kusatsu "didinginkan" melalui penampang-penampang kayu memanjang hingga temperatur air panas tersebut layak untuk masuk ke pemandian air panas (onsen).
The main areas in Kusatsu
Onsen Town is also the symbol of Kusatsu Onsen city. Yubatake means the field
with hot water, and in this area, the hot water of Kusatsu is
"cooled" by a long cross-sectional woods until the temperature of hot
water is eligible to enter the hot springs (onsen).
Setiap menit, sumber air panas Kusatsu Onsen menghasilkan 5000 liter air panas dan merupakan sumber air panas paling produktif di Jepang. Air yang keluar dengan suhu 70°C ini mengalir melalui kayu-kayu Yubatake sehingga suhunya turun dan cocok untuk onsen.
Every minute, Kusatsu Onsen
hot springs produce 5000 liters of hot water and are the most productive hot
springs in Japan. The water that exits with a temperature of 70° C flows
through Yubatake's wood so that its temperature drops and is suitable for the
onsen.
Dahulu di area tengah berbentuk kolam ini digunakan untuk pemandian air panas umum, namun kini kolam di Yubatake ini sebagai main tourist attraction, sementara untuk berendam air panas, kita dapat menikmati di berbagai onsen yang tersebar di Kusatsu.
Formerly, the pool-shaped area in the middle was used for public hot spring bath, but now this pool at Yubatake is used as the main tourist attraction, while for a hot bath, we can enjoy in various onsens all over Kusatsu.
Berkeliling kota Kusatsu Onsen dengan berjalan kaki sangat menyenangkan. Toko-toko menarik, bangunan dengan berbagai style, karena Kusatsu Onsen sejak dahulu menjadi area persinggahan, maka berbagai pengaruh pun meliputi Kusatsu yang terasa hingga kini.
Getting around Kusatsu
Onsen on foot is very pleasant. Interesting shops, buildings with different
styles, for Kusatsu Onsen long ago has become a transit area, the various
influences that come to Kusatsu could be felt up until now.
The green pond matched the trees :) |
Dengan berjalan
kaki kurang dari 20 menit dari Yubatake, kita sudah dapat menikmati area Sai No
Kawara Park, taman dengan sungai dan sumber air panas yang terlihat mengisi
"kubangan-kubangan' kecil sehingga memberikan pemandangan landscape yang
cukup unik.
With walking distance of
less than 20 minutes from Yubatake, we can enjoy Sai No Kawara Park area, a garden
with rivers and hot springs that were seen filling small 'puddles' so as to
provide a view of a landscape that is quite unique.
Di Sai No Kawara
Park ini kita juga dapat berendam di onsen terbuka, yaitu Sai No Kawara
Rotemburo, atau sekedar berjalanan kaki dan singgah di Shrine dengan jajaran
torii gate merah yang menarik.
In Sai No Kawara Park we can also soak in the open onsen, namely Sai No Kawara Rotemburo, or just walking around and stop by at the Shrine with a range of attractive red torii gates.
In Sai No Kawara Park we can also soak in the open onsen, namely Sai No Kawara Rotemburo, or just walking around and stop by at the Shrine with a range of attractive red torii gates.
YUMOMI PERFORMANCE
Hal lain yang
tidak boleh dilewatkan adalah Yumomi Performance, yaitu cara tradisional warga
Kusatsu untuk mengurangi suhu air panas di onsen agar layak untuk berendam
dengan mengaduk air menggunakan kayu pipih besar.
Another thing that should
not be missed is Yumomi Performance, which is the traditional way of Kusatsu
citizens to reduce the temperature of hot water in order to be eligible for the
onsen bathing water by stirring it using a large flat wood.
Me & Edna practising our Yumomi skills |
Yumomi dilakukan
oleh perempuan Kusatsu sambil menyanyikan lagu-lagu tradisional sebagai
penyemangat, kita pun dapat ikut mencoba yumomi yang ternyata cukup berat
(consider this as sport haha).
Yumomi is done by Kusatsu
women singing traditional songs as encouragement, we can also go try yumomi
which is quite heavy (consider this as sport haha).
Yumomi Performance
Netsunoyu Building
6 x performance
per day: 9.30 AM, 10.00 AM, 10.30 AM, 3.30 PM, 4.00 PM & 4.30 PM
Entrance fee:
¥600, child ¥300
WHAT TO DO IN KUSATSU
ONSEN, WHAT ELSE? :)
Don't enter the wrong place :)) |
All onsen theme! Kawaii! |
Gozanoyu Onsen |
Of course, it's onsen town
so you have to try it! There are a variety of places to hot bath in Kusatsu
Onsen, ranging from free public baths, public bath with entrance fee, to bath
in the hotel and ryokan, you gotta try famous Kusatsu Onsen hot spring, and
relax! :)
STAY
Loving the traditional feel at Ichii Hotel, Kusatsu Onsen |
Ada banyak penginapan di Kusatsu Onsen, sebagian besar penginapan memiliki
onsen (perempuan dan laki-laki terpisah, don't worry!)
There are many hotels in
Kusatsu Onsen, most of the inn has onsen (women and men are separated, don't
worry!)
Saya selalu menyarankan teman untuk menginap di Kusatsu Onsen, dan bukan hanya one day trip saja karena Kusatsu Onsen di malam hari sangat cantik! Yubatake di malam hari terlihat mengepulkan asap dari air panas yang mengalir, asap yang terlihat semakin jelas karena terpapar sinar lampu-lampu bangunan di sekeliling Yubatake membuat pemandangan semakin indah!
I always recommend a friend
to stay at Kusatsu Onsen, and not just for a one day trip because Kusatsu Onsen
at night is very beautiful! Yubatake at night looks puffing of its hot running
water, the smoke is seen more clearly because of exposure to the lights of the
buildings around Yubatake and it makes the scenery more beautiful!
Onsen is one experience you gotta try in Japan, but
this city is trully a nice onsen trip!
@marischkaprue - her adventure is in Indonesia's warm sea water,
then she relax in Japan's hot spring water
NOTES
List of hotels in Kusatsu Onsen Town
1. Kusatsu Onsen Boun www.hotelboun.com
2. Oosakaya Ryokan www.osakaya.in
3. Kusatsu Hotel www.kusatsuhotel.com
4. Hotel Ichii www.hotel-ichii.co.jp
5. Hotel Sakurai www.hotel-sakurai.co.jp
6. Kanemidori www.kanemidori.co.jp
7. Takamatsu www.h-takamatsu.com
8. Yuyado Tokinoniwa www.hotespa.net/hotels/tokinoniwa
9. Kusatsu Skyland Hotel www.skylandhotel.jp
10. Yoshinoya Inn www.yoshinoya932.com
*** NOTES
List of hotels in Kusatsu Onsen Town
1. Kusatsu Onsen Boun www.hotelboun.com
2. Oosakaya Ryokan www.osakaya.in
3. Kusatsu Hotel www.kusatsuhotel.com
4. Hotel Ichii www.hotel-ichii.co.jp
5. Hotel Sakurai www.hotel-sakurai.co.jp
6. Kanemidori www.kanemidori.co.jp
7. Takamatsu www.h-takamatsu.com
8. Yuyado Tokinoniwa www.hotespa.net/hotels/tokinoniwa
9. Kusatsu Skyland Hotel www.skylandhotel.jp
10. Yoshinoya Inn www.yoshinoya932.com
4 comments:
Aku pikir itu pipa2 apaan lho, ternyata kayu untuk proses pendinginan biar bisa masuk ke tempat2 pemandian
note!
Teman aku yang pernah ke sana bilang katanya hot springs di Jepang enak banget dan tempatnya lucu-lucu.
pernah lihat liputan ini di NHK jepang, memang sangat indah saat malam hari
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