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Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen Town
越後湯沢温泉Niigata · Chubu
An 800-year-old hot spring town wrapped around Echigo-Yuzawa Station, made famous as the setting of Kawabata Yasunari's Nobel Prize-winning novel Snow Country, written at the Takahan Ryokan.
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Opening hours
- Seasonal — see below
- Admission
- Free to walk the town; individual public baths (sotoyu) typically ¥500-700
- Nearest station
- Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Admission
- Free to walk the town; individual public baths (sotoyu) typically ¥500-700
Note
- Open 24 hours (area — individual baths, shops and facilities keep their own hours)
How to get there
The town wraps directly around Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen and JR Joetsu Line.
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