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 …

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.

Mar 1, 2021 · Respectfully, Onsen has serious logistics issues and serious customer service issues. They may be making an enormous amount of money, but this order of mine has been a disaster from …

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 Hakone" will …

May 14, 2024 · Arima Onsen north of Kobe/osaka is a popular, (typically more popular with domestic tourists) natural onsen destination. Easy access from either Kyoto or Osaka.