Onsen Images (19 images)
Vapour wafts around you as you carefully rinse with the cedar bucket before your bath. Silently, you slowly ease yourself into the hot mineral water. A Japanese garden has been artfully arranged around the edge of the bath for admiring while you soak. You are at a Japanese hot spring, or onsen as they are known in Japan. Rubbery and relaxed from your dip, you get back into your robe and return to your tatami room for dinner. There on your table is a dazzling array of dishes, laid out for...
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Yubatake Kusatsu
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Hoyo Land Mud Bath
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Red Hell, Chinoike Jigoku
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Kusatsu Yumomi Water Stirrers
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Japanese Hot Springs, Hakone
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Shiraike Jigoku - White Pond Hell
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Rotemburo Japanese Hot Springs
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Rest House Round Window
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Onsen Yukatas
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Hells at Owakudani
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Komatsu Onsen Rotemburo, Outdoor Bath
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Bamboo Water Fountain
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Sand Bath at Beppu
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Shiraike Jigoku White Pond Hell
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Rotemburo Hot Spring
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Japanese Foot Bath in Hakone
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Cedar Bath, Onsen Hot Springs, Hakone
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Ashitsuki Hot Springs, Shikinejima