Tips and FAQ How to Travel Japan: The Golden Route
Introduction When you start planning a trip to Japan, you need to decide which area and which city you want to visit, an...
Tips and FAQ
Tips and FAQ 
Onsen Enjoy Private Onsen in a Ryokan Near Tokyo: Different Ways to Experience Japanese Hot Springs
Private Onsen in a Ryokan Near Tokyo Japan offers a wide variety of ways to enjoy onsen, from large public baths to mixe...
Onsen How to Take an Onsen?｜8 Rules & Manners of Japanese Onsen Bath
The etiquette of visiting hot springs(Onsen) bath in Japan Today, we will be introducing the etiquette of visiting hot s...
Shima Onsen Enjoy Hanami,Sakura at Shima Onsen! When is the best time to see cherry blossoms here?
"Hanami" is Japanese traditional custom, which means to admire cherry blossoms (Sakura).It is not an exaggeration to say...
Tips and FAQ Details Access to Shima Onsen : Approximately 3 Hours from Tokyo
"Shima Onsen" is closer from Tokyo, where you can enjoy old-fashioned country taste of Japan. It is an Onsen (hot spring...
Tips and FAQ Direct Access from Airports (Haneda or Narita) to Shima Onsen
"Shima Onsen," reasonable proximity of about 3 hours from Tokyo, where you can taste rural rustic spa atmosphere.In rece...
Tips and FAQ How to Get the Direct Round Trip Bus from Tokyo
Direct bus bound for Shima Onsen departs at 'Tokyo Station JR Expressway Bus terminal Bus Boarding Dock' (JR Tokyo stati...
Onsen The Differences Between ‘Spa,’ ‘Hot Spring,’ and ‘Onsen’
When I write about Japanese ‘onsen’ in English, I use the Japanese word ‘onsen’ rather than using any related foreign wo...
Onsen Tattoo-Friendly Onsens: Will the Day Come When These Become the Norm in Japan?
Introduction Since our Shima Onsen Kashiwaya Ryokan is a tattoo-friendly onsen ryokan, people with tattoos can bathe in ...
highlights and activities The “Shima Onsen Guide” WEB was launched !
We were launched the "Shima Onsen Guide" WEB in September 2019. Goal of this WEB is to have the Shima Onsen become know...