Tour the Ikaho area with the Ikaho Line Free Ticket
A better-value way to tour the Ikaho area: you can get on and off the Kan-etsu Kotsu Shibukawa–Ikaho Onsen line as you like.
The route runs between Shibukawa Station and Ikaho Onsen. An “Ikaho Line Free Ticket” has appeared as a mobile ticket — show the screen of your smartphone to ride.
There is a one-day ticket, easy to use even for a day trip, and a two-day ticket for guests who stay overnight and take their time.
Details are on the Kan-etsu ticket page.
The Ikaho Line Free Ticket is a good way to see the winter Ikaho area. For the inn, see Access. A direct bus from Takasaki is The Ikaho Liner is running from Takasaki Station.