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Foot Bath Cafes

Ashiyu are footbaths found in some public spaces, such as near train stations or in parks. Filled with hot spring water, you can soak just your bare feet while remaining dressed.

Onsen for the reserved

The Onsen is an institution in Japan but it can be intimidating for visitors unaccustomed to bathing naked in public.  We've gathered a list of five hot springs where a bathing suit is accepte

Onsen au Japon

Five hot spring towns near Tokyo

Onsen are natural hot springs in Japan, prized for their relaxing properties.

Little known and frequented by tourists, the onsen Jakotsu-Yu is nevertheless popular with the regulars come to relax after a long day of work.

Where to find a public bath in Tokyo

For an authentic experience take a plunge into Japanese life, by visiting and relaxing in a public bath (sento) during your stay in Tokyo.

Going to the onsen with a tattoo in Tokyo

In Japan tattooing "irezumi" has been considered an art of highest skill, it has most often been reserved for a very marginal population: that of the yakuza, the Japanese underwor

Takaragawa Onsen

For a poetic moment in the countryside, enter the doors of the Japanese spa Takaragawa Onsen.

Manza onsen

Slip into white and milky waters that can reach 80 ° C near Tokyo? This is possible in Manza Onsen, 200 km from the capital.

Utsukushi no yu

Practical and modern, Utsukushi no yu sento is also an up-market gym located a few meters from Takaido Station.

Hidden in the Ginza district, the onsen Komparu is a set of bathroom quite affordable.

Komparu-yu Onsen

A small bathhouse in the Ginza district, Komparu-yu offers an honest, relaxing experience.

Little known and frequented by tourists, the onsen Jakotsu-Yu is nevertheless popular with the regulars come to relax after a long day of work.

Jakotsu-Yu Onsen

A neighborhood onsen that was founded in the Edo period (1603-1868), the Jakotsu-Yu (蛇 骨湯) in Asakusa has kept its simplicity and its clientele. Have a nice dip.

It was around the Asakusa temple in Tokyo's Asakusa Kannon is Onsen.

Asakusa Kannon Onsen

Asakusa Kannon Onsen, a discreet place of ablution, near Sensoji, has preserved the atmosphere of the Japanese public establishments of the postwar period.

Oedo Onsen Monogatari-revives the warm baths of the Edo period.

Oedo Onsen Monogatari

An onsen recreating the atmosphere of Edo Japan. Plunge into the past with yukata.