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Now THIS is how you write a post about onsen - not only enthusiasm for this one in Kyoto but some eduction for the newbies on exactly how to go about the bathing process and an address and directions on how to get there and how much it costs! read more »
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1) Good hot spring source is key: In this picture you can see a milky colored hot spring which is repudiated for its healing properties. For me, milky colored water is stronger and more mineral rich than most hot springs. read more »
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Well not so dirty, actually not dirty at all unfortunately, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable weekend away from Tokyo. Kamogawa was the location we were headed for, a city in Chiba, Japan. All up, 10 of us headed up to a friends house to celebrate their recent wedding and celebrate we did. read more »
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Turner writes about Kagoshima and its hot springs: "Well before the Romans were building marble bathhouses, the early inhabitants of Nippon were submerging themselves in waters fueled by the rage of nearby volanoes. At a time when Leonardo da Vinci was still able to invoke feelings from a variety read more »
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