Hello, welcome to the 2nd episode about staying at a cozy Japanese hot spring inn! I was planning to upload the episode soon after the 1st one, but summer has already come when I noticed! I would like to introduce “Hoshi Onsen, Chojukan” in Gunma prefecture this time. The inn is very historical and famous…
Category: Onsen
Cozy Experiences of One-house Inn in a Secluded Hot Spring (Part1, Niigata)
I haven’t written about my hot spring travel for a while because I had refrained from visiting other places due to COVID-19 spreads, but I have started to go on a trip a little by little in nearby areas in Japan in these 6 months. I am very happy to upload my new Onsen (hot…
Fabulous View of Autumn Leaves at Nansudake, but Dangerous Experience As Well!
I am longing for the autumn season’s coming in Japan because it is the best season regarding climate and scenery. Especially, mountain areas in October are full of autumn leaves and covered by a wide variety of colors in nature. I just recollect that my trekking at Nasudake in Tochigi Prefecture where is well-known for…
Izu Oshima, The Nearest Island from the Center of Tokyo (Part 2)
Our visiting spots on the island (Part 2) Short Hiking Around Black Lava Desert On the way back to the northern area of the island, we dropped by “Ura-Sabaku(Black Lava Desert)”. We drove off the main street, and moved into the narrow road called “Tsuki-to-Sabaku Line (Moon and Desert Line), they were heading for the…
My First Visiting to Yamaguchi Prefecture! (Part 3 : Fascinating Onsen)
Hi, this is the last episode of my trip and I will introduce 2 main Onsen spots where we visited during the trip. Onsen visiting is the largest purpose and of course, we all were excited to spend our time there! Yuda Onsen Compared to other local area, there are a small number of Onsen…
Came Back to Shima Onsen!
Winter season is the best for enjoying Onsen (Hot-springs). I can be so relaxed and have wonderful feeling whenever I jump into the warmer Onsen from very cold outside. The last episode in 2018 is about Shima Onsen in Gunma Prefecture where I visited with my husband the other day in this month. Shima Onsen…
December is the Season of Volunteer Support for My Friend’s Shrine
The last month of 2018 has come and I am always surprised how the time fly by so quickly at the season of every year. It is also the season for me to have annual event in these several years, which is a volunteer support at the shrine where my friend devotes as Shinto priest….
Okukinu Onsen Hiking with Gorgeous Landscape in Autumn
It has been the mid-autumn in Japan, which is my most favorite season in a year. I believe this is the best time to travel in our country for enjoying landscape in the nature due to changing leaves colors from green to yellow & red. The season reminds me that a time to visit Teshiozawa…
Somehow, I am an Omamori (Amulet) Collector
When you visit Shinto Shrine and Buddhist temples, you can find they are selling various kinds of Omamori (Amulets) at the booths in front of their main buildings. Each shrine and temple have usually their strengths and themes and are providing their own amulets such as exorcism, safety traffic, better fortune, good health, marriage &…
9 Basic Manners at Hot Springs or Public Baths in Japan
Hot springs (Onsen) and Public baths (Sento) are one of my favorite Japanese culture which I would like to leave to the future. So many foreign travelers also came when I visited to hot springs resorts all over Japan. I am very glad to share the wonderful culture with them, but I sometimes encountered regretful…