Kusatsu Onsen Yumomi Performance
At one of Japan's top hot-spring towns, kimono-clad locals cool the scalding spring water with long wooden paddles in time to folk songs — a centuries-old daily ritual at Netsunoyu.
일시 · 장소
- 일시
- 2026/12/01 00:30 – 2027/02/28
- 장소
- Netsunoyu hall, beside the Yubatake（414 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma）
- 도시
- Across Japan
- 가는 방법
- Beside the Yubatake; ~25 min by bus from JR Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, then 5 min walk.
- 요금
- Adults ¥700, elementary children ¥350
- 주최
- Kusatsu Onsen Tourism Association
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Beside the Yubatake; ~25 min by bus from JR Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station, then 5 min walk. Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Check tickets and details on the official page (button above).
- Paying
- Adults ¥700, elementary children ¥350. Smaller venues in Japan are often cash-first — carry some yen (cards/IC not guaranteed).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, families, date night
하이라이트
- Live yumomi paddle-stirring to the folk song 'Kusatsu Bushi'
- Hands-on yumomi experience on weekends and holidays
- Steam rising from the iconic Yubatake, magical in winter snow
유래와 배경
Kusatsu's spring gushes near boiling, so locals developed yumomi — stirring it with wide boards to cool it without diluting its minerals — and turned the labor into a song-and-dance show.
알아두면 좋아요
Performances run six times daily; winter weekends fill the small hall fast, so arrive early.