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...
Tips and FAQ
Tips and FAQ 
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...
Shima Onsen Let’s go to Shima Onsen by a rental car! You’ll have more fun!
Overview If you're good at driving a car, how about renting a car to go to an onsen resort near Tokyo? There are often m...
Ryokan Yukata: the Traditional way of Relaxing at a Japanese Ryokan
When I think about staying at a Japanese Ryokan, the first thing that comes to mind is relaxing in a yukata. A yukata is...
Tips and FAQ The Slopes Near Shima Onsen: A Skiers Paradise, a Snowboarder’s Dream!
Japan is world-renowned for its abundance of ski resorts and top-notch powder snow. Niseko in Hokkaido and Hakuba in Nag...
Tips and FAQ Japan Expressway Pass: Exclusive Expressway Discount Pass for International Visitors
Previously, we wrote an article about how traveling by rental car gives you significantly more options on how to enjoy y...
Tips and FAQ Fascinating less traveled countryside and rural areas in Japan
Lately, tourists from foreign countries seem to like to go to the countryside, or rural areas more than sticking to the ...
Tips and FAQ Let’s travel to Shima Onsen with a money-saving Japan Rail Pass
Shima Onsen is in a rural Onsen resort area near Tokyo ( about 150 km north of Tokyo). There are several ways to get fro...