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Coming Soon: A Spa-Themed Amusement Park in Japan
Beppu boasts the most batheable hot spring water in the world and soon it will power roller coasters.
Japan is sitting on a massive geothermal reserve that heats thousands of spas
"Somewhere in Japan, a Japanese person is always in an onsen," one spa owner told VICE News.
I Ate a Meal Cooked in a Stinky Hot Spring
Yunomine Onsen, a one-street town that's built along a creek in rural Japan, is credited as the country’s oldest spa. It's also a roiling cooking pot for eggs, spinach, and other foods that locals bring to heat in its sulfurous waters.
I Went to a Japanese Wine Spa
In Japan, hot springs are at the top of the country's relaxation industry. They're so popular, in fact, that some spas feature flavored hot springs where you can bathe in a warm body of wine, green tea, sake, or coffee.
I Went to a Japanese Wine Spa
In Japan, hot springs are at the top of the country's relaxation industry. They're so popular, in fact, that some spas feature flavored hot springs where you can bathe in a warm body of wine, green tea, sake, or coffee.
Japan's Smelliest Sex City Is Dying
The sad demise of the naked spa party in the land of the farting volcano.