Apr 9, 2024 · If the onsen you visited has sauna, and if you enter a room and it's quiet, that's your cue to also be quiet. A lot of times, groups of tourists would enter a quiet room and start talking loudly and …

While the onsen that are closest to Tokyo or Osaka seem ideal, I have been doing a bunch of reading on Hokkaido and would love the opportunity to go there. Anyone have thoughts on if it is worth the trek? …

Aug 25, 2023 · 44 votes, 27 comments. Apologies if this is a naive question… but are there any private / mixed gender onsen or bathhouses in Tokyo I can visit with…

Question about going to an onsen Hello! I've been living in Japan for a year now and have always been interested in going to an onsen. But I don't know the onsen etiquette or steps on what to do from the …

Apr 26, 2024 · truePlanning a two week trip to Japan end of Jan 2025. This year we went to Nozawaonsen and Niseko and loved it. We're planning to go to back to Nozawa and hang around …

Aug 28, 2023 · The Sakura 2 room has ensuite private onsen, in-room dining (this was more fun and romantic than we anticipated), two big rooms plus a little private sitting room, and the fluffiest most …

Dec 13, 2023 · Kurokawa Onsen is very small and remote. The onsen there are also very bare-bones. Many of the ones in town are single pools with barely any facilities (as in, you walk literally outside, …

I visited Japan years ago, and relaxing in an onsen is one of my best memories from that trip. I went back to Japan recently, but I transitioned in the meantime. Before my trip, I tried to find information …

Apr 27, 2023 · Kurokawa is usually more expensive and viewed as higher-end / exclusive, so I'd check prices if you were considering staying at an onsen ryokan. Yufuin is easier to get to and slightly …

Oct 4, 2023 · Onsen lover here. While Arima offers convenient access from Kobe and is a bustling small town with modern, adorable souvenir shops and restaurants, Kusatsu feels like a traditional …