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? …

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 …

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…

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 …

Oct 24, 2023 · A room onsen exp will be alot more expensive than those that dont (+300-400eur/room). But usually ryokan also provide rentable private onsen (~3k for 45-60 minutes). The best way to look …

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 …

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.

Apr 27, 2023 · Kurokawa is usually more expensive and viewed as higher-end / exclusive, so I'd check prices if you were considering staying at an onsen ryokan. Yufuin is easier to get to and slightly …

Dec 13, 2023 · Kurokawa Onsen is very small and remote. The onsen there are also very bare-bones. Many of the ones in town are single pools with barely any facilities (as in, you walk literally outside, …