Comments on: On Onsen, or Bathing With Friends and Coworkers

By: 41 Things I Like About Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

41 Things I Like About Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:01:39 +0000

[…] used to the idea of bathing in hot springs, and especially if you end up going alone. The key to onsen is that it’s intended to be social. You can go and enjoy the scenery and not talk, but after […]

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On Praying to a Fox in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:16:24 +0000

[...] earthquakes and tsunamis coincide with unparalleled natural beauty, from vibrantly colored hot springs and leaves to dramatic transitions of cherry and plum [...]

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On Being Sick in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:31:07 +0000

[...] different temperature, and the country has a fondness for extreme temperature changes (hot-and-cold onsen baths, for one, air-conditioned subway cars that open into heated subway platforms, for [...]

By: owwls

owwls — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:56:41 +0000

I wish it was closer, just so I could make the sand baths a regular part of my routine. It seems like the kind of thing where, if you went regularly, you’d get some kind of benefit, but once a year doesn’t seem like enough. :)

By: Mischa

Mischa — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:32:06 +0000

Very nice article! I live in Oita and go to onsen in Beppu once a week on average. I actually like the smell of sulfur now ;-)

By: Dom

Dom — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:22:27 +0000

I like onsen, kind of. I think a lot of Westerners are put off because of the idea of “communal” bathing as some kind of interactive sideshow. Japanese people keep themselves to themselves in onsen, there’s no sense of “open nudity” as the reason to be. People may stare at you because you’re foreign, but they’ll likely become embarrassed by it. Especially if you have a lot to offer, am I right fellas??