Onsenpunk

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  • Observing the movements of nature in onsens: Always changing, always same

    Observing the movements of nature in onsens: Always changing, always same

    For someone like me who spent the first three decades of their life mainly in big cities getting away from urban locations into forests or mountains could never be described as getting “back” to nature, but rather “forward to” or “towards” it. I believe I first encountered this thinking in Nietzsche who was very skeptical…

  • My favorite onsenpunk places

    Since I came to Japan first time in 2009 I have visited hundreds of hot springs. I tried to keep track of the exact number, but eventually I lost count. Among them, there are a few that I keep returning to again and again, physically and in my memories. ZAO ONSEN An old hot spring…

  • Flowers, rain, fog and water

    Rainy weather in these two days reminded me of a trip we made to the hot springs in Myoko Kogen (妙高高原) area in the August of 2020. We were returning to Tokyo from a place near Sea of Japan where we spent about a week. It was very hot as always in August, but Tsubame…

  • When did onsenpunk start for me?

    When did onsenpunk start for me?

    As I wrote in the first post here, I believe onsenpunk have existed for long time and we just need to find out way to it. I was lucky to get the introduction to Japanese hot springs from my host family when I first came to Japan in 2009. But I think my real initiation…