How to enjoy Onsen more?

There are various proposals at each onsen resort that bathing heals fatigue, alleviates illness, and allows people to spend a relaxing time after refreshing their bodies and minds.

In order to relax your relaxed body by bathing, it is equipped with a massage room, an esthetic room, a relaxing seat where you can take a relaxing nap, and a relaxation room. Recently, it seems that some places are equipped with bedrock baths and saunas.

In such places, there are often drinks that you will want to drink after bathing, which are unique to the area, so it may be a good idea to check in advance.

In addition, in many onsen areas, onsen water and groundwater are often available for drinking, and there are cases where the effects from the body can be seen by taking it. It is also recommended to ask the staff of the onsen resort for such information.

How to enjoy a meal at an Onsen inn

Many people may enjoy eating at an onsen inn along with bathing in an onsen.

Meals that incorporate the characteristics of each region are offered at many onsen inns. Specialties and seasonal ingredients that are unique to the region. It is provided with various ingenuity, such as incorporating plenty of blessings from nature such as mountains and the sea. In addition to food, there are many places where you can enjoy limited Japanese sake, shochu, wine, etc., which are conscious of the terroir and are unique to the region.

In addition, recently, according to the characteristics of the region, there have been some onsen inns that propose health-conscious menus that specialize in the quality of the springs and have their own characteristics.

Many inns focus not only on dinner but also on breakfast, so don't miss out on gourmet information on onsen inns.

Depending on the onsen inn, there are many onsen inns that invite famous chefs, operate with famous restaurants, offer traditional kaiseki cuisine and vegetarian cuisine, and make suggestions that make you think that food is the main focus. It is also recommended to enjoy the happiness of enjoying first-class gourmet food after relaxing in the onsens.

Depending on the inn, you may be able to enjoy a meal at the onsen inn in the room where you are staying.

Deciding in advance how you want to enjoy the onsens and taking the time to investigate the types of meals and how to eat them will expand the range of ways to enjoy them, and it may be remembered as an unforgettable trip.

After bathing in the onsens and before bathing, one of the pleasures is to take a walk around the onsen town. Most of the onsen resorts in various parts of Japan have a long history, and except in the case of secret onsens deep in the mountains, there are many onsen towns that have developed with history.

There are many souvenir shops selling specialty products rooted in each region, and strolling around the onsen town is one of the ways to enjoy it.

Some onsen towns have foot baths, so you can look for souvenirs, eat local specialties, enjoy traditional crafts, and traditional culture, and enjoy foot baths along the way, and there are also places where you can enjoy onsen eggs. Depending on the location, there may be a course where you can experience traditional crafts and traditional food production, or a course where you can experience traditional performing arts, so it may be a good idea to ask the staff of the onsen inn or a tourist guide.

In addition, there are many shrines dedicated to the source of onsens in historic onsen towns, so it can be said that searching for such shrines is a different pleasure of onsens.

There may be traces of the history of onsens in various parts of the onsen town, so if you look into it, you will become more attached to the onsen area. In many cases, special crafts and festivals have been born in relation to the history of the area. It may be a trip full of romance by knowing the history of the onsen resort and the onsen town.

How to enjoy sightseeing spots near onsen areas

A little further from the onsen town, there may be sightseeing spots unique to onsen resorts.

If you research and visit such places in advance, your trip to the onsens may become even deeper and you may have good memories.

As mentioned above in How to enjoy onsen towns, many onsen resorts in Japan have been used by people since ancient times, and each has a deep history. If you stretch your legs a little, you can see the source of the shrine that enshrines the source of the source that you want to look for while strolling around the onsen town.

In addition, there are many historical temples and shrines in the vicinity that have a deep relationship with onsens (onsens). It is also recommended to research and visit such places.

In addition, onsen resorts that boast an abundant amount of hot water have often been places where crustal activity has been active in the past, and many of them have been designated as quasi-national parks. You may be able to see beautiful mountains, beautiful lakes, calderas, and other unique landscapes created by tectonic and volcanic activity that produce onsens.

After healing your body and mind in the onsens and becoming healthy, you may be able to experience a different kind of onsen trip if you look at the flow of the history of the onsens and think about the people of the past, or feel the movement of the earth in the distant past.

Onsens have been loved and loved by Japan people since ancient times.

To enjoy onsens is to learn about onsen culture, and onsen culture can be said to be the culture of Japan itself.

Enjoying onsens from various angles may mean that you are deeply aware of and enjoying Japan culture.

Even Japan culture varies slightly depending on the history, climate, topography, and location of each region. As a result, there are many ways to enjoy it. Please visit various places and experience their characteristics while bathing.