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Gokou-yu

June 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Whether you are worn out after a stressful day at work, or from trawling round temples, or from working out at the gym, or whatever - nothing beats a good soak in the tub for physical and mental repose. And if you go to a public bath like a Japanese sento or onsen, the negative ions there will boost your mood and relax you much more than would a private bath. Two years ago I … [Read more...]

Funaoka Onsen

September 27, 2007 By 7 Comments

Kyoto is littered with sento (public bath houses) but 船岡温泉 is perhaps the most famous. Opened in 1923, it still has some fabulous wooden relief carvings on the walls of the changing rooms depicting Japanese troops invading some part of the world or other (many sources say it's Manchuria but don't quote me on that). Unfortunately, I didn't quite have the nerve to get my big old … [Read more...]

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