Tanigawa Onsen, Minakami別邸仙寿庵

Bettei Senjuan

Bettei Senjuan is an 18-room onsen ryokan opened in 1997 on the Tanigawa river at Tanigawa Onsen, west of Minakami in Gunma, with Mount Tanigawa as its borrowed view and an open-air hot-spring bath in every room. Its architect Takao Habuka set a curving corridor about 8 metres high against earthen walls, kumiko screens and mica-printed washi, and the inn has been a Relais & Châteaux member since 2012.

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About the property

Rooms: 18
Bath in the room: Hot spring, every room
Dinner: Private dining room
MICHELIN Keys: 1
Recognition: Relais & Châteaux (since 2012); Green Key eco-label
Owned by: Ryokan Tanigawa Co. (the Kubo family), which also runs the sister inn Ryokan Tanigawa

Rooms and suites

Japanese room B with open-air bath
12.5 tatami · Garden view · With engawa
Japanese room A with open-air bath
12.5 + 4.5 tatami · Next room and engawa · some have eight steps up to the door
Japanese room B with open-air bath and terrace
12.5 tatami · Tanigawa river view · Terrace over the river · eight steps up to the room
Japanese room A with open-air bath, sauna and terrace
12.5 + 4.5 tatami · Mount Tanigawa view · Wide terrace and a one-person sauna · eight steps up to the room
Japanese-Western room with open-air bath
40 sq m Western room + 8 tatami · Twin beds
Western twin with semi-open-air bath
67 sq m · Two double beds

Suites

Special room SP
12.5 + 8 tatami, tea room and engawa · Roomy open-air bath · eight steps up to the room
Japanese room S
12.5 + 8 tatami · Semi-special room with open-air bath

Dining and wellness

Joshu beef and vegetables to grill at the table
A spread of the creative Japanese course
Iwana char grilled with salt
Sashimi on a bamboo basket

Private dining rooms: creative Japanese cuisine · private dining rooms
Wellness: Four communal hot-spring baths with dry and mist saunas, a summer walking bath and the Sora spa room.

Where it is

Minakami station: 8 min by car
Jomo-Kogen station: 25 min by bus
Tokyo station: 1 h 40 by train
Haneda Airport: 2 h 10 by train

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Bettei Senjuan has no English website. Tell us your dates and our team in Japan books it for you, at the inn’s own rate. We ask for the room we would choose and look after everything else with the inn on your behalf: your preferences and requests, any special arrangement, from a celebration to a car from the station, and whatever you need before and during your stay. The price and cancellation terms are confirmed with you first.

Haneda, about 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 20 minutes by monorail, Joetsu Shinkansen and car.