Bath rituals · Kinosaki & Takeno
Goshono-yu
A bathhouse stop in Kinosaki’s walkable onsen town.
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Bath rituals · Kinosaki & Takeno
Mandara-yu
A compact onsen away from the town’s main streets.
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Bath rituals · Kinosaki & Takeno
Ichino-yu
A traditional public bath at the heart of the onsen town.
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Bath rituals · Kinosaki & Takeno
Yanagi-yu
A small public bath for an unhurried onsen stop.
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Bath rituals · Kinosaki & Takeno
Jizo-yu
A neighborhood bathhouse in Kinosaki’s local bathing circuit.
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Wild nature · Kinosaki & Takeno
Takeno Beach
A coastal change of pace near Kinosaki, with sea air and sand.
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Slow food · Kinosaki & Takeno
Takeno Seafood Experience
Make a coastal meal part of a slower day around Takeno.
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Thermal waters · Hayakawa
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
Hot spring hotel in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Founded in 705 AD, it is the oldest hotel and one of the oldest companies in operation.
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Wild nature · Hakusan
Koishikawa Botanical Garden
Botanical garden.
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Wild nature · Ōita Prefecture
Nippō Kaigan Quasi-National Park
Quasi-national park in Oita and Miyazaki prefecture, Japan.
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Wild nature · Sakyō-ku
Kyoto Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Kyoto, Japan.
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Thermal waters · Arimachō
Arima Onsen
Hot springs in Japan.
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Wild nature · Chōfu
Jindai Botanical Garden
Garden in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.
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Thermal waters · Nachikatsuura
Nanki-Katsuura Onsen
Hot spring in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
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Thermal waters · Matsuyama, Ehime
Dōgo Onsen
A historic hot-spring district in Matsuyama, on Japan’s Shikoku island.
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Wild nature · Kusatsu, Shiga
Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden
A botanical garden devoted to aquatic plants beside Lake Biwa.
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Wild nature · Katori, Chiba
Suigō Sawara Ayame Park
A waterside iris garden in Katori, Japan.
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Thermal waters · Kaga, Ishikawa
Yamashiro Onsen
A traditional hot-spring district in the city of Kaga.
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Bath rituals · Kagawa
Naoshima Bath I Love Yu
A working public bathhouse created by artist Shinro Ohtake near Miyanoura port.
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Thermal waters · Hakone
Tenzan Tojikyo
Open-air hot spring bathing in a wooded valley at Oku-Yumoto.
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Bath rituals · Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa
Kiku no Yu Public Bathhouse
A public, gender-segregated onsen bathhouse facing Yamanaka Onsen's central square.
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