5 lists about #onsen

packing for a ryokan onsen stay, minus the yukata fumbling

• 01Small hand towel (tenugui-sized, not a bath towel)
• 02100 yen coins for the locker
• 03hair tie
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the order everyone gets wrong their first onsen

• 01Undress completely in the changing room
• 02Take your small towel to the washing area
• 03Wash and rinse your entire body, seated
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Ryokan with outdoor baths worth booking a year out

• 01Tsurunoyu Onsen (Nyuto Onsen, Akita)
• 02Kuroyu Onsen (Nyuto Onsen, Akita)
• 03Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku (Minakami, Gunma)
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onsen day trips that don't need an overnight bag

onsen water types, ranked by what helped my legs

• 01Sulfate springs (硫酸塩泉)
• 02Chloride springs (塩化物泉)
• 03Sodium bicarbonate springs (炭酸水素塩泉)
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