Rakuten Travel is holding the “Rakuten Travel Autumn Sale” through October 20, offering great deals on fall and winter travel reservations. By combining multiple coupons currently available, you can book eligible hotels and hot spring inns nationwide at up to 30% off.
“Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi” (551 Yuhara, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma Prefecture), located in Minakami Onsen, Gunma, is currently offering a basic buffet plan that includes one night’s stay and two meals. For two guests sharing a room, the price before discounts starts at 16,400 yen per person.
The long-established, large-scale ryokan “Matsunoi: A Hot Spring Inn with Its Own Spring” will reopen this summer as part of the “Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium” series. It features three open-air baths fed by the inn’s own spring, two large communal baths, and five private baths that ensure privacy, allowing guests to enjoy a tour of the inn’s baths by walking along the on-site corridors.
The all-you-can-eat restaurant, which offers breathtaking views of the mountains, features a selection of Gunma’s signature local dishes—such as rich stewed offal, pork cutlet rice bowls with sauce, and “yaki-manju” with a sweet-and-spicy glaze that whets your appetite—along with limited-time fall and winter menu items, all available as part of the all-you-can-eat buffet.
The Minakami area is known as one of the best spots for autumn foliage in the Kanto region, with the peak viewing season lasting through early November. You can enjoy viewing the autumn foliage right around the inn, including at Mt. Tanigawa and Suwa Gorge.
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