Heda Onsen
Heda is a small town located on the western coast of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka prefecture. I picked this … Continue reading Heda Onsen
Category: Winter
Kyukamura Fuji
My trip to Kyukamura Fuji was a part of a personal mission to discover onsens that had great views of … Continue reading Kyukamura Fuji
Ganiba Onsen
Ganiba Onsen is one of the 7 onsen that make up the Nyuto Onsen Village and was to be our … Continue reading Ganiba Onsen
Nyuto Onsen – Tsuru no yu
I had been greatly anticipating my trip to Nyuto Onsen for a number of months and was thrilled to be … Continue reading Nyuto Onsen – Tsuru no yu
Matsukawa Onsen – Kyounso
It was with a great sense of excitement that I boarded the Shinkansen bound for Morioka to begin a new … Continue reading Matsukawa Onsen – Kyounso
Hakone-Yumoto Tenseien
Hakone-Yumoto is the main gateway to the Hakone area near Odawara, and is Hakone’s most famous hot spring. Located approximately … Continue reading Hakone-Yumoto Tenseien
Shiraku-no-yu
This onsen was a pleasant surprise, off the beaten tourist track yet very close to Tokyo. It is tucked away … Continue reading Shiraku-no-yu
Kamenoyu – Neighbourhood Sento
It was not just a figment of my childhood imagination. Local neighbourhood bathhouses still exist whereby there is one attendant … Continue reading Kamenoyu – Neighbourhood Sento
Kusatsu Onsen
“Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble”…Surprisingly it was these famous words from the Shakespearean play of … Continue reading Kusatsu Onsen
Jigokudani Onsen
Folk tales and myths abound regarding animals soothing wounds by soaking in onsen. In Jigokudani onsen however, there is a … Continue reading Jigokudani Onsen
