亮点
- 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
由来与背景
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.
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
温馨提示
Performances run six times daily; winter weekends fill the small hall fast, so arrive early.
交通
Netsunoyu hall, beside the Yubatake — 414 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma