Onsen, Hot Springs Japanese-style Hotel "Ryokan" What is a Ryokan?   How to choose a Ryokan Okami, the Landlady The Fee System & Prices   Photo Gallery     Origins and History of the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)     The wonders of Japanese Architecture & the Japanese Garden (PDF)     An Invitation to the Profound Taste of Japanese Cuisine (PDF)   Now You Stay in a Ryokan Receiving Guests   Prelude to Relaxation   To Your Guestroom   Guestrooms of the Ryokan   After Settled Down in Guestroom   Japanese-style Garden   Onsen, Hot Springs Open-air Hot Spring Bath   Private Open-air Hot Spring Bath   Yukata   Dinner   Massage & Esthetic Treatment   Comfortable Slumber   Breakfast   Checking-out     How to use Chopsticks (PDF)     The four Seasons and the Seasonal Calendar of the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)     Glossary of Terms Related to the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)   How to enjoy staying at a RYOKAN   Ryokan Experience by Expatriates     Onsen, Hot Springs Daiyokujo, a large common bath Guests coming to stay at a ryokan truly look forward to taking a bath as part of their travels. Lounging in a spacious bathtub soothes away daily fatigue and stress. Japan, which is a volcanic archipelago, is known worldwide for its many hot springs (onsen). People often travel to hot springs hoping to be refreshed both mentally and physically, in other words, to benefit from the therapeutic effects of the hot spring (known as toji). Japanese ryokans attach great importance to bathroom facilities. The bathrooms are luxurious and spacious in order to fully satisfy their guests. At some ryokans, you can enjoy gazing at the beautiful garden just outside through the large, entirely glazed windows of the indoor bathroom. Another of the charms of hot springs is the magnificent landscape from the bathroom. The outdoor scenery comes in a rich variety of the sea, mountains and rivers, forests, bamboo groves, valleys, and so on. The Furoban (attendant in charge of the bathroom) regularly checks the quality and the quantity of the bath water and always keeps the bathroom and the dressing room clean so that the guests can enjoy bathing in a pleasant atmosphere. A morning bath is a luxury unique to a ryokan. Immersing yourself quietly in the open-air bath in the morning mist, your mind and body will gradually start to awaken. Illustration : GOING TO THE COMMUNAL BATH(PDF: 1.3 MB) JRA MEMBER RYOKAN DIRECTORY BY PREFECTURE OPEN-AIR HOT SPRINGS BATH PRIVATE OPEN-AIR HOT SPRINGS BATH In the style of 'neyu', stretching yourself out in the bathtub   Magnificent landscape from the bathroom   Bathrooms made of precious wood           Ashiyu, a hot-spring foot bath   Daiyokujo   Daiyokujo       An open-air bath in the morning mist   Luxurious and spacious!   Several types of bathtub             Bamboo grove outside of the indoor bathroom   'Furoban' in charge of the bathroom < Last | Next >