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? …

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 …

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 …

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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).

May 26, 2023 · So we finally booked our trip to Japan and are looking to do one night at a Ryokan. We will be moving from Tokyo to Kyoto on October 31 and going to use this transition day as a rest day …

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…

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.

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 …

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 …