Onsen vs. Sento vs. Ofuro: What’s the Difference?
Onsen is one of the popular destinations when we go on a sightseeing trip, while I sometimes go to a nearby Sento and take an Ofuro every day. The three Japanese terms, Onsen (温泉), Sento (銭湯),...
Category: Onsen hot springs
Onsen: What is Bijin no Yu?
If you like Japanese hot springs or onsen (温泉), you may have heard of Bijin no Yu (美人の湯). As I wrote before, the word Bijin (美人), literally meaning beautiful person, refers to a beautiful...
Benefits of Onsen Sui 99 Hot Spring Water Drink
The other day, I found an interesting product I had never tried in my neighbor’s supermarket and grabbed one because I wanted to know how it tastes. It is an onsen water drink named...
Onsen Tamago: Japanese Soft Boiled Egg Recipe
If you have a chance to take a trip to a hot spring resort in Japan, you may see hen’s shell eggs placed under the spring water. Onsen Tamago (温泉卵) Those eggs are called...
Trivia: Onsen Manju (温泉饅頭: Hot Spring Steamed Buns)
Manju (饅頭) is a type of Wagashi traditional Japanese confection consisting of a steamed bun filled with sweet Azuki red bean paste called Anko (餡子). The Wagashi cake has about 700 years of history,...
Onsen: Benefits of Alkaline & Acidic Hot Springs
Have you ever heard there are five types of Onsen (温泉) hot springs in Japan defined based on pH values by Japan’s Ministry of Environment? For those who don’t know about this, they are...
Yunohana Powder: Natural Bath Salts with Onsen Components
Since we soak in a warm bath almost every day to relieve stress and fatigue, many bath additives are available here in Japan with various health benefits. As I wrote before, Japanese bath salts...
Bath Salts: Bathclin Nihon no Meito Noboribetsu Karurusu
Nowadays, a large variety of Japanese bath salts are available on Amazon.com, from famous brands, such as Bathcline and Bath Roman, to minor products. Some of those items are well-recognized in Japan but haven’t become...
