Sightseeing, Autumn Foliage, and Recommended Ryokan [Sweets] - Autumn in Ikaho Onsen, Gunma
- Gunma
- Sightseeing
Ikaho's recommended sweets are popular as souvenirs!
Many people may associate "sweetness of Ikaho Onsen" with onsen manju (steamed buns).
In Ikaho, they are called yunohana-manju (hot spring buns), and are said to be the origin of all hot spring buns in Japan. At more than 10 hot spring bun stores around Ishidan-gai, you can buy one at a time, making it the perfect accompaniment to your stroll along the stone steps.
And as a recommended sweet after taking a break at the inn, we would like to introduce you to a new regular at the Ikaho Onsen, pudding specialty store Crayon Ikaho Factory's "Ikaho Pudding.
Cooling agents and bags are available for purchase.
Local delivery by cool delivery service is available.
We have an eat-in space (5-6 people)
The showcase of Crayon, a pudding specialty store, is lined with gorgeous-looking puddings with a melting texture and plump texture in a variety of flavors, including standard custard, premium custard, year-round chocolate, pumpkin and green tea, and seasonal specials such as salted vanilla and strawberry milk. The most popular pudding in the store is the "Mouthwatering Pudding".
The store's most popular pudding, "Ikaho Pudding," reminds one of the nostalgic taste of one's childhood the moment one puts it in one's mouth, while the second most popular, "Ikaho Premium," with its brown sugar and brown honey, reminds one of the brownish-brown hot springs in Ikaho, is a perfect souvenir!
There are always more than 10 varieties on display in the store, so we recommend trying a different flavor every time you come to Ikaho Onsen.
Ikaho Pudding, Ikaho Premium
For more information on the free pass, please see the following article:
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Location 3692-8 Shibukawa, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma
Phone number: 0279-24-0290
Access Approximately 20 minutes by bus from JR Shibukawa Station. 2 minutes walk from Ropponmatsu bus stop.
Business hours 10:00-17:00 Closed on Wednesdays
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Moriaki Ryokan, a recommended inn in Ikaho Onsen
This time, we would like to introduce "Moriaki Ryokan," an inn located in such an Ikaho hot spring.
Moriaki Ryokan was established in 1868 and is a long-established inn associated with the poet Amejo Noguchi, who left many children's songs such as "Shabondama" and "Akai Shoes.
The hotel is conveniently located only a 3-minute walk from Ishidan-gai, the symbol of Ikaho, and a 5-minute walk from the Ikaho Ropeway! We invite you to change into yukata and enjoy a stroll around the area.
Moriaki Ryokan boasts a luxurious hot spring with its famous and venerable "golden hot water" source flowing freely from the source! You can enjoy "Kogane no Yu" in all of our large baths, open-air baths, and private baths.
Soaking in the open-air bath "Ame no Yu" while feeling the pleasant breeze and enjoying the view of the mountains that change their shape with each season, is a blissful moment to relieve daily fatigue.
The bathhouse "Jizo no Yu" has a nostalgic atmosphere with its design of piled stones, and the changing room will be completely renovated in early 2023.
In October, the private bath was also completely renovated, and you can enjoy the view from the window as well as the golden hot spring water.
You can enjoy the view from the window as well as the golden hot spring water.
For meals, enjoy kaiseki cuisine that uses seasonal ingredients and local specialties in abundance. The contents of the meals vary depending on the plan, such as exquisite Jyoshu pork shabu-shabu, Jyoshu beef sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, and steak, so please choose according to your preference.
In March 2023, three guest rooms with hot springs with golden hot water and spring water will be renewed.
These modern Japanese-style guest rooms with a simple and relaxed atmosphere offer views of the mountains of Jyoshu and the stone steps of Ikaho from all parts of the room, allowing you to feel the time flowing slowly away from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
The baths in the rooms also feature "Kogane-no-yu," a luxurious hot spring bath with hot spring water flowing from the source. You can enjoy bathing as often as you like!
The spacious guest rooms, consisting of a Western-style room with twin beds and a Japanese-style room with tatami mats, are recommended for groups of up to 6 people or families traveling with 2 or 3 generations.
Photo date: Late October
The colors have changed a little since last time, but it will be some time before the best time to see them...
However, since the weather has been getting cooler for the past few days, we will be able to report better results next time.
The next time the images will be uploaded in the upper to mid-November, so please look forward to it!
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Location
60 Ikaho-cho Ikaho, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma
Access
From JR Shibukawa Station, take the Kanetsu Kotsu "Ikaho Line" (approximately 25 minutes),
Get off at "Ikaho Onsen" bus stop and walk 5 minutes.
*The contents and services in this article are subject to change.
*All images are for reference only.