Kusatsu (Shiga)

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Kusatsu (草津市) is a city in Shiga prefecture.

Kusatsu-juku's main quarters
For the Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture, see Kusatsu.

Understand

Kusatsu city used to be a prosperous town as a crossroads of Nakasendo road and Tokaido road for travelers to Tokyo from all over Japan.

Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site and info pages in English on Matcha.

Get in

Kusatsu has two stations along JR's Tokaido Main Line, Kusatsu Station and Minami-Kusatsu Station, so it is very easy to access from Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. All local, kaisoku, and shin-kaisoku trains stop at both stations. Kusatsu Station is also served by the Kusatsu Line, which connects Kusatsu to Ritto, Koka, and Iga (Tsuge Station) in Mie.

Get around

See

  • Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden
  • Lake Biwa Museum

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Ubaga-mochi, a small bean-paste cake

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Go next

Routes through Kusatsu
Kyoto ← Otsu ←  W  E  → Omihachiman → Nagoya
Kyoto ← Otsu ←  W  E  → Ryuo → Nagoya
Meishin Expwy ←  W  E  → koka → Kameyama


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