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 …

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 …

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 …

Jun 15, 2024 · The two closest famous onsen towns I recommend with ryokans near Osaka though would be either Arima Onsen (about 1 hour) or Kinosaki Onsen (3 hours).

Jul 5, 2023 · Came here to recommend the same onsen. Affordable, great and the kind of onsen where Japanese typically go on a day off.

Oct 3, 2023 · Private Onsen is a gray-zone thing in Japan. Some areas have a local rule to approve it. Reason is obvious. The SPA must maintain the hygiene and morals, it should have …

Sep 24, 2023 · I use a website called "selected onsen ryokan" (not smart enough to put the link in here without being removed) to help look around, even just googling "best onsen ryokan in …

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 …

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…

Oct 4, 2023 · It will be much harder to go into a real onsen with heavy tattoos. Sometimes, places in Osaka might have "onsen" in their name, but they're actually "sento.", including these. Now, …