Tag Archives: Onsen

Kashiwaya Magazine


Brings you some instructional pieces about Japanese culture, Onsen, Ryokan and more. The author of the blog is Masuo Kashiwabara, owner of Shima Onsen Kashiwaya Ryokan (Japanese style small Ryokan). URL: http://www.kashiwaya.org/e/magazine/ Started on: October 2014 Location: Japan

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Japan Blog: Tokyo Baths

Kyoto Baths


Kyoto Baths aims to make public bathing in Kyoto more accessible to foreigners unaquainted with the customs but curious to try. During my first visit to Japan a friend took me to an onsen. I loved the experience and when I came back to Japan in 2007 to settle I started exploring onsen and sento. […]

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Japan Blog: I Love YU

I love Yu – Japanese Onsen Hot Spring Guide


I Love Yu is a collection of reviews and other information about onsen and sento in Kansai and beyond. It is focused on local bathhouses (sento) and hot springs (onsen) that can be visited on a day trip, after work or on the weekend. Sento and onsen have a long history in Japan and give […]

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Japan Blog: Onsen Soaker

Onsen Soaker


This is a very comprehensive blog about onsen hot springs all over Japan also occasionally covering hot springs in other countries.  I features very beautiful pictures of traditional Japanese Onsen with lot’s of nature and practical information about entrance fees and how to get there. “I Visited about 1300 hot springs including more than 150 […]

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Japan Blog: Onsen Meijin

Onsen Meijin


This blog is about Onsen, Japanese hot spring bathing. It is focused on the famous onsen area of Beppu and features the visits of Mischa in various kinds of establishments in various price classes, water types and available facilities. A must read if you are around Beppu and want to chose an onsen. “Hi! My […]

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