Furry representatives from five prefectures amaze everyone with their love of hot springs as they compete for this year’s illustrious title.
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Reveals trick of the trade regarding no-towel onsen travel videos.
Customers get to enjoy four floors of steamy hot baths, exquisite restaurants, and fun activities right in the heart of Osaka.
No trip to Japan is complete without a dip in one of the country’s quintessential hot springs.
New Chitose Airport Onsen isn’t just convenient and gorgeous, it’s an amazingly cheap place to spend the night too!
You’ve never experienced the power of the pyramid while soaking at the hot springs? Head to Tochigi to rectify that.
Sanrio’s weirdly adorable lazy egg wants to have a soak with you and his 9,999 doppelgangers.
Oh, and there’s also all-you-can-eat crab as part of the deal at this hotel in the coastal onsen resort of Atami.
This is one of the most unusual onsen in all of Japan.
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