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Rakuten Travel rating 4.08 out of 5 (2,423 reviews). Guests say the rooms are spacious, with one noting that even a group of four could stay comfortably, and they praise the wide variety of baths, which swap over by time so you can enjoy them again and again. The meals also rate highly. On the other hand, because the communal baths alternate between men and women, some guests report that you have to walk quite a distance, so bear in mind that getting around the building can involve longer walks.
Kids Facilities
Kids' space
Kids' space
- paymentsPrice:Free for guests
The 4th floor has a space where children can play, with picture books, puzzles and more on hand. It is one of the in-house facilities, alongside the lobby lounge and table tennis.
Kids' meal
Kids' meal
Preschool-age children booked with meals are served a kids' meal for dinner, with curry rice, croquette, sausage, French fries, tamagoyaki (rolled omelet), dessert and more. Breakfast is a buffet.
- •If an elementary school child would like the kids' meal, please select the preschool-age category.
- •The contents change with the season and with what is available.
Private-hire baths
Private-hire baths
There are 3 private-hire baths, each with its own character: the open-air Oke no Furo (barrel bath) and Iwaburo (rock bath) at 1,650 yen for 45 minutes, and the indoor Byakuren no Yu at 2,200 yen for 45 minutes.
- •For staying guests only, by advance reservation.
- •Part of the way to the private-hire baths involves stairs.
Bedding for babies and toddlers
Bedding for babies and toddlers
The infant and toddler rate categories include bedding without meals at 3,300 yen, so bedding can be prepared for your child. Children under 1 with neither bedding nor meals stay free.
- •Children's rates differ by plan.
JR East Shoji collaboration room: Japanese-style corner room with a view of the trains
JR East Shoji collaboration room: Japanese-style corner room with a view of the trains
A Japanese-style corner room on the 7th floor, with touches that evoke a station, trains and the Shinkansen dotted throughout. From the window you can watch trains and steam locomotives running right alongside the ryokan. It sleeps 1 to 5 guests and has a set children's rate.
- •Dogs cannot stay in this room.
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Overview
Zazan Minakami is a ryokan in Minakami Onsen, facing Mount Tanigawa and the Tone River valley. There are 15 baths inside: the communal baths Bokusui no Yu, Suisho Buro and Okutone Hatto, plus 3 private-hire baths that require advance reservation. The guest rooms are mainly Japanese in style: 10-tatami Japanese-style tatami rooms, rooms with an adjoining anteroom, and Japanese-Western rooms. On the 4th floor there is a free kids' space with picture books and puzzles, and preschool-age children booked with meals are served a kids' meal. A free shuttle runs from JR Minakami Station.
Rooms
The guest rooms are mainly Japanese-style tatami rooms and Japanese-Western rooms. The 10-tatami Japanese-style room sleeps 5 and is 16.2 sq m, and it comes in a type looking out over the Tone River valley and a high-floor type on floors 7 to 10 with views of Mount Tanigawa. There is also a 10-tatami Japanese-style room with a barrel-shaped open-air bath looking straight out at the Tone River valley, sleeping 5 and measuring 16.2 sq m. Because you can use the bath in the room, your family can enjoy the onsen on your own without going to the communal bath. The two-room Japanese-style rooms, with a main room of 10 tatami or more and a 6-tatami second room, sleep 2 to 8 guests and are used for three-generation trips. The Japanese-Western room has twin beds facing the Tone River together with a 10-tatami Japanese-style area, and it is popular with guests who have difficulty walking and with older guests, as well as for three-generation trips. There is also a Japanese-Western room with 12 tatami plus twin beds, partly renovated in 2024. The Zaraku concept floor, which opened in March 2023, has a designer Japanese-Western special room with a semi-open-air bath (53.5 sq m) and Japanese-Western twin and double rooms with a semi-open-air bath (47.2 sq m). Among the Flora premium rooms, which opened in May 2025, the premium room with an onsen semi-open-air bath sleeps 5 and is 61 sq m. The barrier-free room type is 25.92 sq m, with a 10-tatami Japanese-style room plus a living room and a bedroom, and its bathroom and toilet are built to be used from a wheelchair. Reservations for this room are accepted by phone only. The room created with JR East Shoji, a Japanese-style corner room with a view of the trains, is a corner room on the 7th floor with touches that evoke a station and trains, and from the window you can watch trains and steam locomotives running right alongside. It sleeps 1 to 5 guests. All rooms are non-smoking and have Wi-Fi.
Dining
Dinner is a kaiseki course. Besides the dining hall, there is the private dining area Shikitei and an in-room dining plan limited to a small number of rooms. The entrance to the private dining venue has about 10 steps, so please contact the ryokan in advance if that would be difficult. For children booked with meals, elementary school children are served dinner comparable to the adults' dishes and preschool-age children are served a kids' meal, while breakfast is a buffet for both. If an elementary school child would like the kids' meal, book them in the preschool-age category. The kids' meal includes curry rice, croquette, sausage, French fries, tamagoyaki (rolled omelet) and dessert, and it varies by season and by what is available. Breakfast is a buffet of about 35 items, served in the banquet hall from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Allergy-triggering ingredients are accommodated as far as possible, but last-minute notice or a large number of substitute items may incur an additional charge, so please discuss it when booking. Dinner starts at 6 p.m., with the last seating at 7 p.m.
Baths and Onsen
There are 15 baths inside, and the three communal baths, Bokusui no Yu, Suisho Buro and Okutone Hatto, alternate between men and women. Okutone Hatto has 6 indoor baths and 2 open-air baths. The water is a calcium-sodium sulfate and chloride onsen, and the spring source is right in front of the ryokan, on the opposite bank of the Tone River. The communal baths and open-air baths have handrails, but there are some level changes and stairs, and at Bokusui no Yu there are stairs on the way to the entrance of the open-air bath. Among the private-hire baths, the open-air Oke no Furo (barrel bath) and Iwaburo (rock bath) are 1,650 yen for 45 minutes and the indoor Byakuren no Yu is 2,200 yen for 45 minutes; they are for staying guests only, by advance reservation. Part of the way to the private-hire baths involves stairs. The sauna is only in Suisho Buro, open to men from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and to women from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. set aside for cleaning during the men and women swap. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may get into the communal bath tubs is not stated, so please confirm with the ryokan.
Family-Friendly Features
The 4th floor has a kids' space where children can play, with picture books and puzzles on hand. Infant and toddler rates are 3,300 yen with bedding and no meals and 2,200 yen with neither bedding nor meals, and children under 1 with neither bedding nor meals stay free. Elementary school children, in both the lower and upper grades, are charged 100% of the adult rate. The co-sleeping limit and how infants and toddlers with meals are handled differ by plan: room-only plans allow up to 1 co-sleeping child and do not accept infants or toddlers with meals, while plans with breakfast allow up to 3 co-sleeping children, with meals and no bedding priced at 5,500 yen. Children's yukata come in preschool and child sizes. A humidifier is available to borrow. Depending on the situation on the day, checkout may be extended to 11 a.m. at 3,000 yen plus tax per room per hour.
Access
It is a 15-minute walk from JR Minakami Station, and a free shuttle is available with a reservation. The free shuttle to JR Jomo-Kogen Station also requires a reservation. The ryokan is 7 minutes by car from the Minakami IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, with free parking for 100 cars. Check-in is at 3 p.m. and checkout is at 10 a.m. Norn Minakami Ski Resort is 15 minutes away by car with a shuttle, and Okutone Snow Park Ski Resort is 25 minutes by car. There are also plans that come with fruit picking, a parfait-making experience and a BBQ. The farm is Kajitsu no Sato Harada Farm, about 30 minutes by car, with no shuttle to the farm, and the fruit picking takes place on the day after your stay. What you pick changes with the season: strawberries (early December to early June), grapes (late August to early October) and vegetables (late October to late November). The website also has English pages.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 573 Obinata, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma 379-1612 |
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| directions_carAccess | A 15-minute walk from JR Minakami Station, with a free shuttle. A free shuttle to JR Jomo-Kogen Station is also available, with reservation required. 7 minutes by car from the Minakami IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway. |
| trainNearest station | Minakami Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 100 cars, free of charge. Cars are accepted in turn, and parking attendants guide vehicles and move them. |
| callPhone | +81-278-72-3221 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, UC, DC, NICOS, OMC, Bank Card, UFJ Card, Mastercard, Discover, Saison, AEON, JACCS, APLUS, CF, LIFE, ORICO, TOP, View, West, JTB, Daimaru, Takashimaya, Rakuten Card, ANA, JAS, JAL, MEDIA |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.minakamikan.com/open_in_new |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Zazan Minakami best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Zazan Minakami?
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Parking: Parking for 100 cars, free of charge. Cars are accepted in turn, and parking attendants guide vehicles and move them.
How do you get to Zazan Minakami?
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A 15-minute walk from JR Minakami Station, with a free shuttle. A free shuttle to JR Jomo-Kogen Station is also available, with reservation required. 7 minutes by car from the Minakami IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway.
Are there yukata for children?
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Yukata are available in preschool and child sizes; you tell the staff the size you need on the day.
What are the check-in and checkout times?
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Check-in is between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., and checkout is at 10 a.m. Some plans, such as room-only plans, allow check-in until 10 p.m.
What is the charge if we stay with a child under 1?
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Children under 1 who do not use bedding or meals stay free of charge. The number of meals follows the meal conditions of your plan.
Can our family use the baths on a day visit?
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Day-use bathing needs no reservation, with reception from 1 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. and bathing ending at 6:50 p.m. The rate including a face towel is 1,300 yen for adults and 1,100 yen for children, and the rate including a face towel and a bath towel is 1,800 yen for adults and 1,500 yen for children; during Golden Week, Obon and the New Year period, the rate including a face towel becomes 1,800 yen. Men use Suisho Buro and women use Bokusui no Yu.
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