Another Japanese tradition: Konyoku
Chubu Tour Onsen | 2019.08.07 |
Ever heard of konyoku【混浴:こんよく】? It means bathing in a mixed-gender bath, open to anyone at all! Since public baths involve being naked, they're usually separate in Japan, but konyoku are a little different. Of course, some places allow you to wear towels or swimsuits, too.
Ryoko-Jin-Sanso: Kagoshima
- This place in Kagoshima is one of the places you can do that.
By the way, have you been around Kyushu yet?
Kyushu is another district with its own unique culture.
〒899-6603 3865Takachiho, Makizonocho, Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Official Site
- This place in Kagoshima is one of the places you can do that.
The Kitaonsen in Tochigi
- Kita Onsen has 160 years of history and it's hidden in the mountains of Nasu in Tochigi.
Make sure to cover yourself in a towel. This place is also a Konyoku bath. It's a good spot for a day visit.
Read more about Tochigi to discover the beauty of this prefecture.
Kita Onsen
325-0301 151Yumoto, Nasu, Nasu-gun, Tochigi , Japan
Official Website
- Kita Onsen has 160 years of history and it's hidden in the mountains of Nasu in Tochigi.
A bath attached to a shrine in Fukushima.
- Why not make some time to meditate and cool down as you pray to the shrine.
Take the local Tadami line to get a tour around the area.
The Oizawa Onsen
969-7313 Oizawa-114 Gojōjiki, Yanaizu, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima, Japan
- Why not make some time to meditate and cool down as you pray to the shrine.
Open in 1868, Kuronagi Onsen in Toyama
- If you're lucky, you might even see a monkey around this area.
That's how much nature there is around this onsen.
Learn more about this onsen district Kurobe.
Kuronagi Onsen
〒938-0282 Kuronagi, Unazukimachi, Otozawa, Kurobe, Toyama, Japan
Official Website
- If you're lucky, you might even see a monkey around this area.
The Takaragawa Onsen in Gunma
- Once you entre the lodge you will see a photo of a lady playing with a bear in the bath.
Apparently, there are bears around here... 😅
🤔Hmmm
Takaragawa Onsen
1899 Fujiwara, Minakami, Tone-gun, Gunma 379-1721, Japan
Official Website
- Once you entre the lodge you will see a photo of a lady playing with a bear in the bath.
Well, we've been through a few Konyoku onsens, did you find one that you like?
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Sento vs Onsen: the different types of baths in Japan
Dogo Onsen, one of the oldest baths, also known in Spirited Away, in Ehime prefecture.
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