7 hotels and ryokan with quadruple rooms in Ikaho onsen ☆ Leisurely stay in a spacious room

Ikaho onsen is popular for its Showa-era retro streetscape. The atmospheric Stone Steps Street is lined with old-fashioned restaurants and souvenir shops. Ikaho onsen, a famous hot spring that was even mentioned in the Manyoshu, is also famous as one of Gunma 's leading onsen. There are plenty of tourist spots in the area, such as Ikaho Shrine, famous for its 365 stone steps, and Kajika Bridge, a beautiful vermilion-painted arched bridge. Enjoy a group girls' trip, strolling around and sampling gourmet food!

After enjoying sightseeing in Ikaho, you'll want to relax at a soothing onsen inn. "Since we're on a group trip, we want to stay in the same room with everyone!" We've picked out inns with "spacious 4-person rooms" that are perfect for people like that. Enjoy chatting, then when you get sleepy, just lie down and fall asleep... The good thing about sharing a room is that you can relax without worrying about time♪ We'll introduce inns that are recommended for girls' group trips, such as "Tsukagoshiya Shichibei" with its spacious tatami room and "Hotel Matsumotoro" with its large open-air bath that everyone can use.

Ikaho onsen Hotel Kogure is about 30 minutes by local bus from Shibukawa Station and a 3-minute walk from the Ikaho onsen stop. Founded during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, it is a long-established ryokan with a history of about 450 years. From the observation lobby, you can enjoy a panoramic view of Gunma 's magnificent nature, including Mount Akagi and Mount Tanigawa. The hotel also has a full range of relaxation facilities, including beauty salons and massages! Come and relax and refresh your mind and body♪

We have a wide range of rooms to meet your needs, including rooms with great views and rooms with open-air baths. Our recommended room is the "Special Room Yasuragi." This popular room has a modern Japanese atmosphere with Japanese-style decorations scattered throughout. The room also comes with an open-air bath from which you can enjoy a spectacular view of the mountains of Joshu. After your bath, head out to the terrace to cool off in the evening air... Why not bring some drinks and have a toast with everyone?

You can enjoy creative Japanese banquet cuisine that uses an abundance of ingredients unique to Joshu and seasonal ingredients. The dishes are beautifully presented and are very satisfying to look at. The delicious banquet cuisine you can enjoy after a relaxing soak in onsen is exquisite! Be sure to fill up your stomach with a hearty dinner♪

The vast bathhouse, measuring 4,300m², offers a total of 26 different types of baths. Ikaho's source spring, "Golden Hot Springs," is named after the iron content in the water, which gives it a brown (golden) color. onsen has a gentle spring quality that is said to promote blood circulation and is characterized by a soft feel, warming you to the core. Enjoy bathing in the open-air bath surrounded by nature, and the large public bath, "Senraku Senyu," which boasts a panoramic bath with a great view!

Chigira Jinsentei is a long-established ryokan about 30 minutes by bus from Shibukawa Station and 5 minutes on foot from Ikaho onsen or Ishidan-gaiguchi. It is located along Ikaho's main street, Ishidan-gai, making it a convenient base for sightseeing. In the large baths, Ninoyu and Takiyu, you can enjoy the free-flowing water from Ikaho's source, the Golden Hot Springs. There are also four private baths with great views, so if you want to have fun with friends, we recommend using these.

The guest rooms at this long-established ryokan, which was founded about 500 years ago, have different charms depending on the era they were built in. There are 34 rooms in total that have a sense of history from the Taisho, Showa, Heisei... and each have a relaxing atmosphere based on Japanese-style rooms. We recommend the "Main Building Guest Room with Semi-open-air Bath with Natural Spring Water" which is a Japanese-Western style room with a tokonoma alcove and a wide veranda, and a separate bedroom. Please feel free to enjoy the open-air bath with natural spring water in your private space.

Dinner is a beautifully presented menu that emphasizes color. As we want you to enjoy meal in a relaxed and calm atmosphere, we generally offer in in-room dining. In a private space, you can enjoy delicious food and conversation without worrying about those around you. As you feast on dishes made with lavish seasonal ingredients and enjoy lively conversation, your everyday fatigue is sure to melt away...♪

CAFE&BAR Rakusui Rakuzan operates as a cafe during the day and a bar at night. Enjoy a relaxing time in the calm atmosphere of the store. After sightseeing in Ikaho, take a break and enjoy some sweets and coffee at this cafe...♪ During bar hours, try the original cocktails made by the famous bartender, who is the first female bartender in Japan.

Ikaho onsen Hotel Tenbo is located about a 5-minute walk from the Miharashita bus stop, which is about a 25-minute bus ride from Shibukawa Station. This large hotel with 183 rooms is equipped with a wide range of facilities, including an esthetic salon and an outdoor pool (only available in summer). The rooms and facilities have been repeatedly renovated to keep up with the times, giving it a sophisticated atmosphere, and it is popular as a onsen inn that combines tradition and trends.

There are various types of rooms available, from Japanese-style rooms to Western-style rooms. We recommend the "Japanese-Western room with onsen bath (10 tatami mat Japanese-style room + twin)." This is a modern Japanese-style room with a spacious Japanese-style room and bed. The bathroom is filled with the warmth of wood. Enjoy the open-air bath feeling by soaking in the view bath with a view of the fresh greenery and night view.

Sky Hall Milky Way is a buffet venue on the top floor of the hotel that opened in 2021. It is an open kitchen style buffet where you can enjoy freshly cooked food. There are about 40 different types of menu items available, including juicy roast beef and delicious snow crab. Enjoy the night view from the top floor of the hotel while savoring as much of what you want to eat as you like... Enjoy a blissful moment like this♪

The Tenpei Public Bath, which is set on a vast site of 1,000 tsubo (approx. 3,300 m2), is attractive because you can enjoy two hot springs, Kogane no Yu and Shirogane no Yu, at the same time. Enjoy bathing in the indoor bath, open-air bath, and tub bath while admiring the greenery of the trees in the vast garden. The rock bath, which uses the natural monument Sanbaishi (Sanba stone), makes you feel as if you are bathing in a natural open-air bath made of rocks.

Ikaho onsen Hotel Matsumotoro is about 25 minutes by local bus from Shibukawa Station and about a 3-minute walk from the Miharashita bus stop. The hotel, which was formerly a Western restaurant, prides itself on its cuisine, and the course meals, which use plenty of local ingredients, are exquisite! This onsen inn is sure to satisfy even those who say, "Enjoying local cuisine is the best part of traveling!" In onsen within the hotel, you can enjoy two hot springs, the "Golden Hot Spring" and the "Silver Hot Spring."

There are six types of rooms to choose from depending on your style of accommodation. If you are traveling as a group, we recommend the spacious Matsumotoro Suite Himematsu. This Japanese-modern room features Ryukyu tatami mats and a large open-air hot onsen that everyone can enjoy. After warming up in onsen go out to the terrace and enjoy the evening breeze to cool down your heated body.

Hotel Matsumotoro, formerly known as the Western restaurant Matsumotoro, was known as a famous restaurant for Hayashi rice. Even after moving to a new location in 1964 and starting its hotel business, the restaurant's commitment to food has remained unchanged. For meat lovers, we recommend the Matsumotoro Upgrade Kaiseki Course. You can enjoy the deliciousness of the local specialty, Joshu beef, to the fullest. It's so tender you can cut it with chopsticks, and it melts in your mouth...try this Joshu beef for yourself!

At the large public bath "Kissho-no-Yu" on the 8th floor, you can enjoy a bathtub embedded with pure gold oval coins, which are the symbol of the hotel. The open-air bath offers a spectacular view of the majestic mountain ranges of Joshu. Enjoy the fantastic scenery of sunrises and sunsets that you normally can't see... Why not enjoy a relaxing trip that you can only enjoy?

Ikaho onsen Tsukagoshiya Shichibei is a traditional, long-established onsen inn founded at the end of the Edo period, located about 30 minutes by bus from Shibukawa Station and 10 minutes on foot from the Ikaho onsen bus stop. In the large public bath, Hototogisu no Yu, you can enjoy the free-flowing natural hot onsen Golden Hot Spring. There are also plenty of options available during your stay, such as an esthetic room and a fortune-telling parlor! This is a hot onsen inn where you can enjoy onsen and recreation without getting bored.

There are a total of 36 guest rooms. There are various types of rooms available, from Japanese-style rooms with a relaxing tatami room to Japanese-modern rooms with beds. We recommend the "Universal Japanese-Western Room - Japanese-style Room + Twin Room." This spacious room has a separate bedroom and a 15-tatami Japanese-style room, allowing you to relax. Enjoy a cup of tea and chat in the spacious tatami room... Enjoy your time relaxing♪

Enjoy dinner at Dining Kaori. We recommend the Shichibei-zen, where you can choose your favorite ingredients from Joshu beef, Joshu six-grain pork, and Akagi chicken. Enjoy teppanyaki that lets you fully enjoy the quality of the ingredients. Other dishes on offer include Gunma's specialty Okkirikomi Udon and the dessert Konnyaku Daifuku...a line-up of creative dishes using local ingredients and regional cuisine.

Tsukagoshiya Shichibei, famous as an inn associated with Takeshita Yumeji, offers a rental service for premium yukatas (for a fee) designed by Yumeji. If you're staying here, why not try on a limited edition yukata that you can only wear here? Stroll down the stone steps in a cute retro yukata...enjoy the unique experience of being in a hot onsen town.

Ikaho onsen Kanoya is about 30 minutes by bus from Shibukawa Station, then about 8 minutes on foot from the Ikaho onsen bus stop. Take a private cable car to onsen inn, nestled in the lush mountains. As you head towards the inn through the valley, which changes beautifully with the seasons, you'll feel like you've entered another world, and your travel mood will rise...♪ The inn also has a large public bath with a spectacular view of the majestic Mount Haruna. Enjoy the natural onsen, Shirogane no Yu, surrounded by the clear air of nature.

There are two accommodation buildings available: the main building and the annex. The main building is the main accommodation building where you can enjoy the spectacular views and the view baths. The annex "Sora no Niwa" has 9 rooms, all of which have their own open-air baths. We recommend the annex's "Yamase Japanese-Western Suite with Sauna & Open-Air Bath." You can enjoy the trendy sauna indoors♪ Enjoy the hot onsen and sauna to your heart's content in a room that feels like a hidden inn in the forest.

For dinner, please enjoy the "Shoto-tei" and "Kaze no Tani" dining rooms in the main building and annex. The inn's proud "Premium Kaiseki" is a kaiseki meal made with the highest quality ingredients, using luxurious local ingredients. The dishes include grilled seasonal fish and Joshu beef sukiyaki, allowing you to enjoy the unique flavors of the season and region! The delicious food will surely bring smiles to your faces and get the conversation flowing♪

After warming up your body from the inside out in onsen, let's have every inch of your body massaged in the inn's beauty salon. Relax while being surrounded by pleasant scents with original aroma relaxation...♡ From a full-body course to soothe a tired body, to a head massage to relieve stiffness in the head, let the therapist's treatments refresh your mind and body.

"Ikaho onsen Washokoro no Yado Omori" is a relaxing onsen inn located about 20 minutes by local bus from "Shibukawa Station" and about 1 minute on foot from the "Ikaho onsen" bus stop. When you check in, you will be treated to a welcome drink. Flower arrangements are displayed throughout the building, which will soothe your soul. Enjoy a blissful time with your close friends in a relaxing inn away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

There are a total of 37 rooms available, including Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, and rooms with view baths. Our recommendation is the "Relaxed Japanese-Western Room with onsen (707)." This spacious 20-tatami room is perfect for group trips, as it allows you to relax in comfort. The Japanese-modern guest rooms feature impressive Ryukyu tatami mats, and are also designed with attention to detail in their lighting and furnishings. You'll want to take photos of your friends in these stylish rooms that look great in photos♪

Gunma, which is famous for producing branded meat, has a variety of delicious meats that you will want to taste at least once. We recommend the "Kaiseki with Joshu Mochi Pork", which is mainly made of "Joshu Mochi Pork", which is full of sweetness and umami. The dishes are carefully prepared and styled so that they can be enjoyed by both the eyes and the tongue. meal Gunma's specialty "Okkirikomi Udon" served at "Beans and Kitchen" is limited to 20 meals every day! Please try the local gourmet.

"Honoka Roman" is an open-air bath with a spectacular view where you can enjoy the source of the natural hot onsen "Shirogane no Yu". The view from the open-air bath, located at an altitude of 800m, is spectacular. When using the open-air bath, we recommend the "Open-air one-cup set (fee required)". "Have a drink in the open-air bath!" You can now realize that dream situation♪ Enjoy the atmosphere of onsen by sipping local sake from a bamboo sake cup while watching the sunset or the starry sky.

Ikaho onsen, with its charming hot onsen townscape and beautiful nature, is a recommended tourist destination for group girls' trips. Stroll through the retro Showa-era town of Ikaho, admire the fresh greenery and autumn leaves... After sightseeing to your heart's content, relax both body and mind at onsen inn where you can enjoy the source of Ikaho onsen ♪ Stay in a spacious room where everyone can relax, enjoy Joshu's gourmet food and the finest beauty treatments with your close friends... Enjoy a luxurious time like this.