Tag: travel


  • 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…

  • 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?

    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…