天神旅館

The first impression was the worst experience ever I had in my life. The Foreign lady who was in the front desk she doesn't know how to talk to the guest. She was very unpleasant and argued with several matters which she could have explained us nicely. And she ignored our request and didn't pay a proper attention completely. And the most unpleasant thing they told us, that they don't care about OTA guest. That's very annoying to even hear. If they are a hotel, giving the hospitality to everyone should be their first priority without considering OTA or FIT guest. So I can not recommend this place anyone. We waste our money without staying.Don’t waste your money on this place.It is really bad options for your vacation.

What brought me to this spot in the far north of Gunma Prefecture was a report I had seen about the deepest train station in Japan - Doai. It is jokingly known as Japan's Number One Mole Station (日本一のモグラ駅, Nippon ichi no mogura eki) due to the fact that passengers must make a 10 minute descent down a tunnel in order to reach the platform. Tenjin is 5 mins away from the station, and surrounded by spectacular mountains. On arrival, I was greeted by Nena, and she very kindly offered to drive me to a nearby bus stop so that I could catch the midmorning bus to Takaragawa Onsen - beautiful place for a dip. Next day was a hike along the Ichinokura valley, with a strenuous climb up to the road, then ropeway and cable chair up to Tanigawadake - wonderful autumn colours (Koyo) everywhere). Comfortable rooms, excellent tasty breakfast, and fun and helpful staff - thanks Keiren and Nena, I'll be back!