Onsen Theme Park

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Posted by Lu Yee | Posted in Travel | Posted on 22-08-2009


onsen (温泉?) is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. A volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth. Onsen were traditionally used as public bathing places and today play a central role in directing Japanese domestic tourism.
Onsen come in many types and shapes, including outdoor (露天風呂 or 野天風呂 rotenburo or notenburo?) and indoor baths. Baths may be either public run by a municipality or private (内湯 uchiyu?) often run as part of a hotel, ryokan or Bed and Breakfast (民宿 minshuku?).

Onsen is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, and in Japan, we can find various type hot springs baths, both indoor and outdoor. We went to the Onsen Theme Park in Odaiba, where the hot spring baths are gender separated. There are gender mix hot spring baths around in Japan as well.

In Onsen Theme Park, we are required to take off our shoe, and change to Yukata. They have several designs of Yukata for us to choose from. After changing into Yukata in the changing room,  we walk around in the park. There is a place to soak our feet in the hot spring water outdoor (you are not required to be naked at this point).

Other than the hot spring bath in Onsen Theme Park, there’s sand bath and foot spa available with a fee. Children can play some games indoor, and some shops selling souvenirs and there’s a eating place as well. Once you stepped into “the zone” of the hot spring bath where you are required to be naked, you will be given a towel and you can see al naked people walking around

Comments (2)

SepticSceptic said on 27-08-2009

Could you give more details on what happened in the onsen?
Lu Yee said on 31-08-2009

ohh you have to try it for yourself! =)

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