Kusatsu (Shiga) - city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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.

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

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