Minakami is Japan’s rafting and canyoning base, with the Tanigawadake Ropeway into the mountains. Takaragawa Onsen has huge riverside open-air baths, and at Hoshi Onsen’s old inn the water bubbles up through the pebbles under the bath.
Plan your visit
Jomo-Kogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen is about 75 minutes from Tokyo; buses go on to the hot springs.
