Ikaho Stone Steps
伊香保温泉 石段街
A 365-step stone staircase runs through the hot spring street, lined with inns, shooting games and onsen manju shops. It is the symbol of Ikaho.
The Stone Steps street was first built in 1576 and is considered Japan's earliest planned hot spring street. Its 365 steps symbolise 'bustle every day of the year'. Beneath the steps runs the channel that carries the 'golden water' hot spring. Through glass windows you can see the brownish, tea-colored spring water flowing. Along the street are long-established onsen manju shops and Showa-style shooting galleries and ball game arcades. In the middle section is the public bath 'Ishidan-no-yu'. The street is open all day and free to enter. Walking from the lower end to Ikaho Shrine takes about 20 minutes. From JR Shibukawa Station, take a bus for about 25 minutes to 'Ikaho Onsen'.
Opening hours
All day (shops approx. 09:00–18:00)
Nearby sights
- Ikaho Shrine
- Kajika Bridge
- Ikaho Open-air Bath
- Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial Museum
- Ikaho Green Bokujo
- Hara Museum ARC
- Mizusawa Kannon & Mizusawa Udon
- Lake Haruna & Haruna-Fuji