Kusatsu

Kusatsu-juku's main quarters

For the Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture, see Kusatsu.

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

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.

See

• Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden
• Lake Biwa Museum

Eat

• Ubaga-mochi, a small bean-paste cake

Go next

• Moriyama
• Otsu
• Ritto
• Yasu
• Omihachiman
• Kyoto
• Konan
• Koka

Routes through Kusatsu

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