{"id":32213,"date":"2023-12-21T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/?p=32213"},"modified":"2024-03-12T18:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T18:00:38","slug":"how-to-experience-an-onsen-bathhouse-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/how-to-experience-an-onsen-bathhouse-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Experience an Onsen (Bathhouse) in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve been living in Japan for the past four months, and it&#8217;s been an amazing experience. Student life here is busy, especially if you&#8217;re trying to check off a bucket list. Regardless of the busy schedule, it&#8217;s important to take time to relax, and Japan has some of the best methods of doing just that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my favorite experiences in Japan is visiting Japanese bathhouses and staying in ryokans (yes, there are some affordable ryokans!). One of the best feelings is sitting in a hot bath outside during winter; if you\u2019re lucky, it might even be snowing. Maybe you\u2019re with friends talking about the drama at school, or maybe you\u2019re by yourself, enjoying the trees around you. Regardless, it will be an experience to remember.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why you might be interested in visiting a bathhouse or Onsen<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onsens, or Japanese bathhouses, are a unique part of Japanese history. In the Edo Period, houses were small and often did not have baths built as part of the home. Instead, neighborhoods would have bathhouses where everyone could go to bathe and relax. This tradition has persisted through the years, and even today, bathhouses are frequently used by locals and families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s worth mentioning that bathhouses and onsens are not exactly the same thing. Onsens generally refer to baths made with geothermal water, while bathhouses refer to any type of communal bath. Maybe you have heard the term <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ryokan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A ryokan is a type of hotel in Japan where you have access to a bathhouse or onsen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be daunting to enter a public bath where there are already 20 people sitting in steaming-hot water, naked. You might also feel like you shouldn\u2019t partake in these activities because you are a foreigner. There are other options, such as a ryokan, where you can rent a room with a private bath if you prefer. Or, if you decide to brave the experience or are just curious about how it works, read below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Enjoy a Bathhouse in Japan<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t stare<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is pretty obvious, but I would still like to reiterate. As a foreigner, you might get some weird looks, but regardless, you should do your best not to stare and keep your line of sight toward people\u2019s faces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your shower supplies<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I recommend having a small, water-resistant bag that can hold everything you need to take a shower: shampoo, conditioner, body soap, luffa, brush, and a HAIR TIE. It&#8217;s important to keep the bathwater clean, so you must tie your hair up to ensure it does not touch the water. If you\u2019re a guy with short hair, congratulations, you get to skip this step.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might also be inclined to bring your own towel. You\u2019ll want a full-sized towel and a smaller one to take into the bathhouse with you. Bathhouses will usually have towels that you can rent for a small fee, soaps that you can borrow for free, and hair dryers that may be free or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the changing area<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bathhouses are separated between men&#8217;s and women\u2019s baths. You\u2019ll enter your respective bath area, and it will immediately lead you to the changing area. This area has lockers where you can leave your belongings. Take some time to change, use the connected restroom if needed, and then collect the items you\u2019ll need for the bath: your shower items and the smaller towel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bath area will be through a sliding door. As you walk around, you may want to use the small towel to cover yourself. You\u2019ll likely see many locals doing the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shower off<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping the bathwater clean is important; therefore, you&#8217;ll need to take a full shower before entering the baths. There will be shower stations: handheld showerheads with plastic chairs lined along a short wall. Take a shower, tie up your hair, and dry yourself off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, you\u2019re ready for the bath. You can leave your items on the shelves off to the side. If you don\u2019t see shelving, you can leave it on top of the half wall. Take your small towel and pick a bath. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People may leave their towels on top of their heads or off to the side of the bath. Keep it out of the water because you\u2019ll need it to dry off before going back into the changing area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy the bath<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take your time and enjoy the baths. Feel free to move around between baths. If you feel your feet are dirty, you can use the scoops on the side of each bath to rinse your feet before entering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you feel refreshed, relaxed, and ready to exit, step out of the bath and rinse yourself at the shower station if you like. If you left your conditioner in while bathing, this is when you would rinse that out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Afforabale Ryokan Experience<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I went with two friends to Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, during autumn while the leaves were changing colors. We stayed in an old ryokan with a shared bath near the river. The ryokan we stayed in was not exactly in Nikko but along the Kinugawa River. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a small town. So small that the shops all closed by 7 p.m., and there was one main street. We took the bus to get into town and checked into the ryokan, which overlooked the small canyon down to the river.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32230\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32230\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32230\" src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KinugawaRiver_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo-1-233x310.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript> Kinugawa River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We opted for the traditional tatami mat room with futons but decided not to purchase the dinner and breakfast with the ryokan to help save money. Instead, we checked in and relaxed until dinnertime. Around 6 p.m., it was already dark. We ventured outside to find a restaurant without realizing everything closed so early!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, we found a small place. The restaurants in this town are the traditional type, where the shop owner likely lives in the back or on the second floor. We entered and noticed there was one other customer there. In Japanese, he shouted to the back, &#8220;Your favorite customers are here&#8230;foreigners!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32235\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32235\" src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dinner_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo4-233x310.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turns out the customer was good friends with the shop owner. The shop owner was so friendly and shared stories with us. He didn\u2019t speak English but explained that he loves it when foreigners come to the town because they are always so \u2018smiley.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After dinner, we walked back to the ryokan and enjoyed the bathhouse surrounded by the autumn leaves. We wore our yukata, which were provided by the ryokan. These garments are perfect to wear down to the bath and\/or after the bath while you settle down for a good night&#8217;s sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32234\" style=\"width: 1349px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32234 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1349\" height=\"1771\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1349\" height=\"1771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2-975x1280.jpg 975w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2-768x1008.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2-1170x1536.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Yukata_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo1.2-236x310.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/noscript> Us in our yukata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next morning, we packed up and stacked the futons away. This is not required by the hotel but is a polite way to leave the room. If you&#8217;re nervous about sleeping on a futon, don\u2019t be. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every time I sleep on a futon, it&#8217;s some of the best sleep of my life. They&#8217;re fluffy and warm; I promise you\u2019ll fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32232\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32232 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryokan_Nikko_Japan_AllisonHale_Photo3-233x310.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript> My friend lying on the futons that we folded up. As you can see, very comfortable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pillow is sometimes made out of beans, but it will be okay. The only reason to be worried about sleeping on a futon is if you struggle to stand back up after sitting on the ground. But many ryokans offer Western-style rooms if that&#8217;s more to your liking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Recommendation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trying out bathhouses can be intimidating, but it&#8217;s become one of my favorite parts of Japan. If you don\u2019t feel comfortable going to a public bathhouse, I recommend going to a ryokan. Ryokans will have fewer people, and those people might also be foreigners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bathhouses, onsens, and ryokans are a one-of-a-kind experience in Japan. 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