Summary: This quick video was shot last year 2014 on our trip to Tokyo Japan. Michelle and I decided to check out a traditional Onsen/Ryokan in Tokyo but we stumbled on Takaragawa Onsen in the town of Minikami Town in Japan. Words cannot describe of the beauty of this Onsen, and unfortunately we only stayed there for 1 day...<br> <br><div> <br> <p style="margin: .5em 0px; line-height: 22px; color: rgb(37,37,37); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">An <strong>onsen</strong> (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A9%E6%B3%89" class="extiw" title="wikt:温泉" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102,51,102);">温泉</a></span><sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height: 1; font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0,0,238); font-weight: bold; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; padding: 0px .1em;">?</span></a></sup>) is a term for <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_spring" title="Hot spring" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);">hot springs</a></em> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);">Japanese language</a>, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic" title="Volcanic" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);">volcanically</a> active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth. Onsen were traditionally used as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_bathing" title="Public bathing" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);">public bathing</a> places and today play a central role in directing Japanese domestic tourism.</p> <br> <p style="margin: .5em 0px; line-height: 22px; color: rgb(37,37,37); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Onsen come in many types and shapes, including outdoor (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">露天風呂 or 野天風呂</span> <em>roten-buro or noten-buro</em><sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height: 1; font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0,0,238); font-weight: bold; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; padding: 0px .1em;">?</span></a></sup>) and indoor baths. Baths may be either public run by a municipality or private (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">内湯</span> <em>uchiyu</em><sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height: 1; font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0,0,238); font-weight: bold; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; padding: 0px .1em;">?</span></a></sup>) often run as part of a hotel, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryokan_(Japanese_inn)" title="Ryokan (Japanese inn)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);">ryokan</a></em> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_and_breakfast" title="Bed and breakfast" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11,0,128);">bed and breakfast</a> (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">民宿</span> <em>minshuku</em><sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height: 1; font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedi"></a></sup></p> </div>
