11/12/2023 0 Comments Japan scenery onsen![]() Since then, bathing culture of Onsen spread across the country even to the citizens. It described that it was used for the purifying ritual in Japanese religion “Shinto” and the enjoyment of the emperors. The Old books of Japanese history published in 6th century already noted the existence of onsen in the country. Nowadays, the “reserved onsen" (private onsen bathing tub), is getting popular according to the increase of tourists from other countries. Japanese often emphasize the virtues of "naked communication” for breaking down barriers and getting to know people in the relaxed homey atmosphere of onsen. It is popular to visit Japanese style inns (Ryokan) or onsen resort hotels to getting a onsen bath in a nature and eat delicious cuisines with family, couple, or friends. Onsen attracts many tourist who wants to relax in a nature for getting away from the busy life style of city. There are many famous Onsen resorts in Japan, especially in country side. In western countries, hot springs has been often utilized for the medical treatment, but in Japan, it is recognized as relaxing tourism spot, and play very important role in Japanese tourism. Depending on contained ingredients, there are a variety of hot springs in terms of color, smell and health benefits. According to the government survey, Japan has 27,671 onsen in all over the nation.īased on the type of heat source, hot springs are divided into volcanic hot springs whose heat source is underground magma of volcanoes and non-volcanic hot springs which are not related to volcanoes. For its geographical location on the earth, Japan has many volcanos compare to other countries, so it is well-known for the best hot spring place in the world. Onsen is a public bath place which uses hot water from hot springs, but the word Onsen is usually refer to the inns around the hot spring or onsen resorts. ![]() Nearly 30,000 “Onsen” Hot Spring Spas in Japan
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