The 11 Best Hotels & Ryokan in Minakami Onsen Perfect for Family Vacations!

Minakami onsen one of the famous onsen in Gunma. It is onsen rich in nature along the valley of the Tone River. What's a little different from Kusatsu onsen and Ikaho onsen is that you can experience seasonal outdoor activities such as kayaking and skiing♪ Families can enjoy activities with a sense of freedom. There are also many other sightseeing spots that children will love, such as Japan's first tunnel-style freshwater fish aquarium, Mizuki Kokan, and the steam locomotive, SL Minakami, which runs until winter arrives! If you are planning a family trip, we recommend Minakami onsen.

When taking children to onsen, you want them to have fun, and you want them to feel refreshed too. Especially when it's your baby's or child's onsen trip, there are many things to worry about, such as where to change clothes and where to meal. In this article, we've picked out inns that welcome babies, inns with private baths, and inns where you can enjoy activities with your children. Enjoy onsen springs, Mizukami gourmet food, and activities for a trip full of smiles for the whole family.

Minakami Kogen Hotel 200, located about 30 minutes by taxi from JR Minakami Station, is a highland resort with a vast site of about 2 million tsubo. From the open-air bath, you can overlook the lush nature and feel a sense of openness! Forget about the hustle and bustle of everyday life and take it easy and relax♡ The hotel has ample facilities, including a game corner and a kids' room, so your child won't get bored even in the hotel. There is also a doctor fish experience in the lobby. When a fish comes close to you, it tickles and you might end up laughing.

This hotel has been certified as a "Welcome Baby Inn" and has many great features for families. The "Family Twin" room is Hollywood style with two semi-double beds arranged side by side. It can accommodate up to four people and still feel spacious even if you sleep with your child. There are also rooms with low beds, low tables, low sofas, and bed-in-beds that are recommended for those with small babies, as well as stroller parking areas and outlet covers. These rooms are full of consideration for babies, so moms and dads can stay with peace of mind.

For breakfast, a Japanese and Western buffet is served in the restaurant, overlooking the greenery and birch forest. Just looking at the refreshing scenery is sure to soothe the soul. For dinner, children's meal include not only baby food according to age, but also a menu for children aged 1 to 3 years old. It seems like the whole family will be very satisfied♪

The area of the hotel is about 2 million tsubo, and there are plenty of activities according to the season. Summer activities include canoe tours that parents and children can enjoy, and family canyoning where you can slide down natural streams like water slides. Enjoy playing in the water without worrying about it.

There are plenty of activities that children can play freely even in the snowy winter season. You can enjoy more activities than you can do in one day, such as the "Children's Snowmobile" running on a special course and the "Dog Sledding Experience" where you can have a sled pulled by a dog. Parents are very happy to see their children play with a smile on their face because they tend to have fewer opportunities to play with all their might.

"Nakaya ryokan", which started the "baby plan" in 1997, is an inn that can be said to be a pioneer of traveling with children. Located about 10 minutes by bus from JR Minakami Station, the two open-air baths and three types of indoor baths use the source onsen Yubiso Onsen, a tributary of the Tone River. Your daily fatigue will be washed away. There is even a bathtub for babies in the chartered bath! The weakly alkaline spring quality is said to be gentle on the skin, so it's also recommended for children's onsen debuts.

Breakfast is a buffet with a wide selection of Japanese dishes. The hearty Japanese side meal will give you energy in the morning. Children can also choose their favorite dishes, so they'll eat heartily.

Even if your plans to go out turn out to be bad weather, or if your child misses playing with toys, it's okay! The children's room, which can be used free of charge, is full of picture books and toys, so you can have fun even in the inn.

"Minakami onsen Minakami Hotel Juraku" is a onsen resort where you can enjoy the scenery of Minakami, which is rich in nature, with rooms overlooking the Tone River, rooms overlooking onsen town and mountains, and rooms where you can enjoy the views of both Mt. Tanigawa and the Tone River. There are Japanese-style rooms and Japanese-Western rooms, and if you are traveling with a baby, choose a Japanese-style room so you can move around in the room without worry. There is a free shuttle service from JR Minakami Station, which is great for families who tend to carry a lot of luggage.

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The hotel has three onsen that use the "Takara no Yu" water that is said to have been dug up over 400 years ago. Baby bath chairs are also available for rent, so please check at the front desk. There are also cypress baths, cascading baths, open-air baths, and dry saunas.

Both breakfast and dinner are served buffet style. With a wide variety of meal, including pizza baked in a stone oven and cold stone ice cream, your family will be satisfied.

The hotel lounge has a fireplace, where you can enjoy the crackling of firewood and the flickering flames in winter. It is a special space where you can forget your daily fatigue. It looks like it's going to be a picture when you take a family photo. There is also a rooftop garden, a souvenir market, a game corner, and a karaoke room. Take a stroll through the gardens with the kids, or let off some stress with karaoke. Enjoy yourself to your heart's content.

Kamimaki onsen Tatsumikan was founded in 1924. Although it is a long-established ryokan, it is also a friendly inn for families with children. There are private baths, so you can enjoy the hot onsen at your leisure without worrying about others around you. It is conveniently located about a 5-minute walk from JR Kamimaki Station.

There are two private baths in the building, which can be reserved at the front desk (charges apply). The "Hina no Yu" bath is a purely Japanese-style cypress bath. Bring the whole family into the spacious bath and celebrate your baby's onsen debut together.

For dinner, you can enjoy "Charcoal Fire Mountain Village Cuisine" where you can grill carefully selected Date Chicken and Wagyu Beef yourself over a charcoal fire, as well as "Mountain Village Kaiseki Cuisine" where you can enjoy "Gensen Seiro Steamed" using the hot onsen water from Kamimaki Onsen. With the "Charcoal Fire Mountain Village Cuisine" shown in the photo, you can choose between a table seat or a low table, and you can also enjoy the fun of grilling over a charcoal fire ♡

The inn has three large public baths: the open-air garden bath “Tamayura no Yu”, the cypress bath “Kawasemi no Yu”, and the large mural “Haniwa bath”, as well as the women-only “Hisui no Yu”. At Hisui no Yu, from September to November, you can enjoy the fragrant waters of local apples floating in the water, perfect for relaxing time for working mothers. You can take a bath.

"Matsunoi" has 225 guest rooms in total divided into 5 buildings. There are many rooms to choose from and natural onsen without adding water are attractive. This room is not onsen, but a room with a semi-open-air bath with a silky bath. For families who want to enjoy onsen in their room, there is also a "guest room with an open-air bath that flows directly from the source." Amenities include yukata for children, so the whole family can relax in yukata.

In addition to 2 large public baths and 3 open-air baths, there are 5 private baths! Two of the private baths are open-air baths, and three are indoor baths. Please enjoy onsen time without family bathing.

The meal at the inn use pesticide-free ingredients. There are buffets and kaiseki meals, so you can choose according to your mood.The buffet features live cooking where chefs make sushi or grill steaks on the spot, so you can enjoy freshly prepared food. It's well received. Another great feature is that you can interact with the chef, so you can order a variety of dishes to make it easier for your child to eat. With a wide selection of about 50 items, you are sure to find something on the menu that your child will enjoy.

Not only onsen and meal, but also the extensive facilities are attractive. The Japanese garden "Kashoen" boasts a site area of about 10,000 tsubo, a reading space with a fireplace, a souvenir shop, and a table tennis space, so you can spend a whole day in the inn. Even if traveling with children is difficult, if you can enjoy yourself at the inn, both mom and dad can relax ♪ In the summer, there is a garden pool surrounded by greenery, so the whole family can enjoy playing in the water.

Zayama Minakami, located about 15 minutes by taxi from JR Jomo Kogen Station, is a historic inn that also has a guest room where the imperial family once stayed. There are 10 types of rooms in total, including Japanese-style rooms facing the river where you can hear the murmur of the Tone River, and rooms with open-air baths that overlook the mountain stream right in front of you. You can also rent children's yukatas at the front desk on the day, so the whole family can enjoy a peaceful atmosphere ♡

The inn has 15 baths, including private baths. It is attractive that you can feel the change of seasons such as fresh green and autumn leaves from all the bathtubs. Moms and dads who love onsen will definitely be satisfied♪ There are 3 private baths, and this "Byakuren-no-Yu" has a spacious washing area. Only when the children are small can the family take a bath together. Let's fully enjoy the time when the family does not enter the water.

For dinner, try creative Japanese cuisine made with seasonal ingredients. Depending on the season, you can enjoy sashimi of the brand trout "Okutone red trout (Momiji trout)", "Joshu wheat pork chirichiri nabe", "Joshu beef" and other exquisite ingredients procured that day. The gorgeous dishes are sure to get the whole family excited♪

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The museum also has a children's space with picture books and puzzles. There is also a table tennis space, so you can spend time without getting bored even on days when the weather is bad. For moms who work hard every day, how about an all-hand treatment at an esthetic salon? You can relax your body slowly and carefully, so your mind and body may become lighter after the treatment.

Tanigawa Onsen onsen Minakami Sanso is about 20 minutes by taxi from JR Jomokogen Station. All onsen at the inn are free-flowing from the source, which has been certified as a 5-star by the "Japan onsen Association". Moms and dads who work hard every day can also wash away the fatigue of the day. After arrival, the staff will choose the size of the yukata for your child.

The guest room with an open-air bath pictured here is a special room where you can see the view of Mt. Tanigawa from the bathtub. Of course, the bath in the room is also fed directly from the source, so you can feel like you have onsen all to yourself ♡ All rooms have a kettle and a refrigerator with a little space, so you can make milk and store baby food. Very convenient

For dinner, we will have a creative multi-course meal using seasonal ingredients. meal In addition to the Western-style restaurant "Hagetsu-tei", there is also a meal place "Shiki-tei" that is great for babies with children. In the morning, you can enjoy ♪ a Japanese meal that is gentle on your body without waking up

There is an esthetic salon in the building, and it is recommended for tired mothers♡ Please enjoy the ultimate relaxing time with a treatment using the French skin care brand "Estedam". There are also plenty of other facilities inside the museum, such as a corner where you can write down your memories of your trip on colored paper for free. From the observation lounge, you can enjoy the scenery of Mt. Tanigawa without worrying about the weather or temperature, so you can enjoy the scenery of your trip even if you are traveling with children.

Hotel Sunbird is a hotel located approximately 30 minutes by taxi from JR Minakami Station. There are 68 Japanese-style rooms and 10 rooms with onsen baths, and in the ``Room with natural onsen open-air bath'' pictured here, you can relax in onsen flowing directly from the source without worrying about the time ♪ ``Minakami Station'' and ``Kami There is a free shuttle bus from Mokogen Station to the hotel, so be sure to make a reservation in advance.

There are 11 unique private open-air baths in a separate building connected to the guest room building by a corridor. This photo is of the ``Hidden Beauty Hot Spring'' where the bathtub is surrounded by cypress. You can spend time with your family in a private space without any hesitation. There are also baths made of sake barrels and baths with waterfalls flowing through them, so it's great to be able to take a different bath every day during your stay at the hotel.

Depending on the meal, you can enjoy local Joshu cuisine such as "Chigirikko soup" with udon flour dumplings and sashimi konnyaku. It will be a meal that will satisfy both the heart and the stomach of the whole family.

The hotel grounds are a vast expanse that becomes a ski resort in the winter. There is also a campground and tennis courts, so moms and dads can get some exercise and refresh their minds and bodies. On clear nights, you can enjoy the starry sky from the spacious grounds, so your children will be thrilled to see a starry sky that they don't usually get to see.

Founded in 1913, Kinseikan Seseragi is located about 10 minutes by taxi from JR Minakami Station. We have 4 hot spring sources, and all the baths at the inn are fed directly from the source. The room type is also unique, and the photo here is a room with a wooden floor and a living room. There are also 2 guest rooms with open-air hot spring baths and a twin room with 2 semi-double beds, so you can choose a room according to your child's growth.

The men's and women's public baths each have an open-air bath. Visiting onsen when traveling with children can be a hassle. However, at this inn, you can enjoy both the indoor and outdoor baths at once. If you have small children, we recommend the private baths that you can enter whenever they are available. There is also a place to drink the hot springs, so if you drink them after bathing, you will be able to absorb the blessings of onsen inside and out, and feel refreshed!

meal include a kaiseki dinner that changes monthly. They also have a selection of fine sake from Gunma and Niigata, so moms and dads can take a break and relax with some delicious food and drinks.

The inn has a nostalgic picture book corner where you can enjoy free of charge, so even families with small children can spend a relaxing time.For families who want to have fun at the inn, there is also a karaoke room and a shop, so the whole family can enjoy it. The shop also sells original products such as onsen soap and “Itacho’s handmade furikake”, so be sure to check out the souvenirs that can only be purchased here.

About 10 minutes by taxi from JR Minakami Station Minakami Onsen Shoubun is an inn. Yamabito cuisine, which uses nutritious ingredients grown in the local mountains and fields, is popular. If you contact the hotel by the day before your stay, there is also a service that will pick you up from Minakami Station at 15:00. It's great for traveling with children, who tend to have a lot of luggage.

There are eight types of guest rooms. Rooms that are child-friendly include the "Main House Guest Room with Open-Air Bath Shunran/Sasayuri" and the "Main House Zen Suite with Open-Air Bath." Every room has a spacious open-air bath, so you can relax in the bath without worrying about time or the eyes of others. Enjoy some quality time with your family while gazing at the nature on the water.

In the evening, enjoy "Mountain People Cuisine" made with plenty of the bounty of the countryside at meal. You can bring in baby food and ask the staff to warm it up for you. There is no children's menu, but the food is fresh and nutritious, so your children may eat more than usual. Recommended for families who want to enjoy a leisurely meal together.

The hotel also has a private bath. You can take a bath at any time if there is a 40-minute shift system. The colorless, transparent water that feels soft on the skin is perfect for soaking in. Please heal your daily fatigue. The great nature that can be seen from the bathroom will make people talk about how beautiful it is and how they want to come back with their family.

Approximately 2 minutes by taxi from JR Yubiso Station. ``Hotel Yunojin'' is a hotel that offers onsen where you can enjoy the seasonal scenery of Minakami Town and a buffet where you can enjoy over 50 types of cuisine. Inside the hotel, there is a shop, a table tennis corner, a private karaoke room, a game corner (for a fee), and a onsen pool available only in the summer, so there are lots of ways to have fun at the hotel.I think the kids will be able to stay here without getting bored.

There are various types of rooms available, including Japanese-style rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, Western-style rooms, special rooms, and detached rooms. The special room in the photo is more than 12 tatami mats in size, so it looks like children can spend a lot of time there. Another option recommended for families with children is a separate room. It comes with an open onsen bath that is fed directly by the source, so you can enjoy onsen to your fullest without worrying about those around you. Moms and dads who work hard every day can relax to their heart's content.

The spacious public bath is designed so that the men's and women's baths are switched in the morning and afternoon. If you enter twice in the evening and in the morning, you can enjoy two baths.The large public bath has an open-air bath attached to it, so you can spend a relaxing time while looking at the beautiful nature of Minakami Town. A baby cot is also available in the public bath.

For dinner, enjoy a wide variety of buffets at the restaurant venue. There are chairs for children at the venue, so you can enjoy meal with peace of mind. Bespoke dishes include [Joshu beef sirloin steak], [Boiled alfonsino], and [Thick sliced beef tongue grilled on a ceramic plate]. With seasonal fairs and all-you-can-drink soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, children and parents are sure to be satisfied.

There are many things to worry about when traveling with babies and children. This time, we have introduced hotels and ryokan in Minakami onsen with beautiful nature that are easy to stay with children. I chose an inn that has a children's menu, a kids' room, and a private onsen, so you can stay with children without worry. Enjoy onsen, water cuisine, and seasonal activities with the whole family.