旅游英语：日本 Japan

Holiday in Hot Springs (Onsen)

Japan is well-known for its many volcanoes, and consequently there are a lot of hot springs (onsen) all over Japan. Many Japanese people like to spend their holidays in hot springs. Even monkeys like hot springs in Nagano. It is very relaxing to take a bath in hot springs. It is said that they are effective in curing illnesses and injury. Many elders visit hot springs for medical treatment. There are many different kinds of hot springs depending on the amount and kinds of minerals in the water. What's onsen? It indicates 14 basic kinds of hot springs. Different onsen are effective for different conditions. Some kinds of water can be smelly and very hot.

The way of bathing in a hot spring is the same as that of public baths. The baths are usually separated for women and men. You are supposed to take all your clothes off. Usually people do not wear bathing suits in hot springs in Japan. The Public Bath tells you step by step how to bathe in a public bath.

Many hot springs are inside Japanese inns (Ryokan), and those are for people who are staying in the inns. If you are staying in a ryokan with a hot spring, you can enjoy local food and steak too. There are also hot springs which are open to the public. Roten buro (open air baths), where you can see beautiful nature views are very popular. Soaking up Japan's Hot Springs by Rachel Farnay shows you various scenes from a visit to a Japanese inn with roten buro. Dave's Natural and Traditional Hot Springs of Japan

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