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  2. Onsen - Wikipedia

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    Onsen Tipster A database of genuine onsen in Japan; Sento Guide Guide to public baths in Japan; OnsenJapan.net Interactive Google map with easy-to-read icons, pictures, and reviews; Secret Onsen a database with more than 125 onsen all around Japan; Japan Onsen A mountain onsen guide of the Japan Alps; Japanbased Onsen guide A guide on how to ...

  3. Ashiyu - Wikipedia

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    At a hot spring, the entire body is immersed in the water; at an "ashiyu" (foot bath), however, only the feet and legs up to the knees are immersed. Despite this difference, a foot bath can still warm the entire body because of the large veins that run through the legs. Before using a footbath, shoes and socks must be removed.

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  5. Sentō - Wikipedia

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    Entrance to the sentō at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. Sentō (銭湯) is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bathhouses have been quite utilitarian, with a tall barrier separating the sexes within one large room, a minimum of lined-up faucets on both sides, and a single large bath for the already washed bathers to sit in ...

  6. Oshibori - Wikipedia

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    An oshibori (おしぼり or お絞り [1]), or hot towel in English, is a wet hand towel offered to customers in places such as restaurants or bars, and used to clean one's hands before eating. Oshibori have long been part of hospitality culture in Japan : in the Tale of Genji era, it was used for visitors; during the Edo period it was used in ...

  7. Hot springs in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    In the Japanese onsen culture, hot springs are claimed to offer many health benefits. As well as raising energy levels, the minerals in the water are commonly suggested to help treat chronic fatigue, eczema or arthritis. During Japanese rule, the four major hot springs in Taiwan were in modern-day Beitou, Yangmingshan, Guanziling and Sichongxi. [1]

  8. Kinosaki, Hyōgo - Wikipedia

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    Kinosaki is a resort area, with onsen (Japanese hot springs). The Onsen town has a history of 1,300 years. [2] In 1913, the writer Shiga Naoya came to Kinosaki and stayed there for three weeks. Kinosaki provided the inspiration for his short story, "Kinosaki ni te" or "In Kinosaki". [3] People dressed in yukata, walking along the streets of ...

  9. Sansuke - Wikipedia

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    In this woodcut of a public bathhouse in Japan, the sansuke is the man in the upper left corner. Sansuke (三助) is a term referring to the male working staff who provide specific services at the Sento (銭湯, public bathhouse) in Japan. They were usually hired for both men and women to assist in bathing and provide massage services.