From August 18 until September 19, 20 Gokurakuyu and Raku Spa locations will hold a special collaboration to celebrate the release of ONE PIECE FILM RED.   

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During the event, a new bath will be available each weekend. Guests can enjoy fragrant baths inspired by Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Shanks, and Uta. Check the website to see which baths will be available at which locations!   Those visiting can find some new merchandise featuring exclusive illustrations made for the campaign and a tasty menu inspired by One Piece characters, so don’t miss it!

Hololive has announced a special collaboration between HoloFantasy and Raku Spa, with special merchandise and VTuber-scented baths at participating locations around Japan!   Merchandise   Collaboration Menu (Coasters Available!)   Photo Spot Guests can grab original merchandise with newly-drawn illustrations during the event period, and original food and beverages based on the five members will be on sale. Five unique baths have been prepared by the Hololive members, as each girl chose her favorite scent. The announcements in each location will also be broadcast by the popular VTubers.   Starting February 6, called Bath Day in Japan, specially-drawn yukata and chibi versions of the characters will be available on limited-edition postcards and new merchandise. To get one of these postcards, visitors will need to follow the official Raku Spa Twitter, retweet the campaign Tweet, and present it at the reception desk at their Raku Spa of choice. These are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to grab them before they’re all gone!

Tripadvisor® has posted its list for this year's most popular hot springs and spas in Japan for day trips as ranked by its users over the past year.   This is the 9th run of this particular list, which is normally announced each winter, but due to the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, travellers have been looking to find somewhere to relax, and so the website decided to release the list earlier this time. Tripadvisor® also ranked the best hot spring regions as well as foot baths.   This year's list has a diverse line-up of locations, from huge new facilities to old ones with history. Half of the places in the list are situated in the Kanto region of Japan—more than the previous lists. Those in the ranking are listed not only for the hot springs, but for the services on offer like massage, dining, rest, and more, all of which adds to them being great for day trips.  

Hot Springs & Spas Popular With Japanese People For Day Trips - 2020 Edition

1st Place: Busshozan Onsen (Takamatsu, Kagawa) 2nd Place: Miharashi no Yu (Hashijo-machi, Tokyo) 3rd Place: Hōheikyō Hot Spring (Sapporo, Hokkaido) 4th Place: Shika no Yu (Nasu, Tochigi) 5th Place: Tenzan Tohji-kyo (Hakone-machi, Kanagawa) 6th Place: Hoshino Onsen Tombo-no-yu (Karuizawa, Nagano) 7th Place: Lamune Onsen (Taketa, Oita) 8th Place: Spadium Japon (Higashikurume, Tokyo) 9th Place: Maenohara Onsen Sayano Yudokoro (Itabashi, Tokyo) 10th Place: Miyazawako Onsen Kirari Bettei (Hanno, Saitama) https://tg.tripadvisor.jp/news/ranking/best-public-bathes/  

8th Place: Spadium Japon (Higashikurume, Tokyo)

Spadium Japon is a large-scale public bath facility with 15 different types of baths and saunas. It has transparent onsen, which is rare in the Kanto region, and the water is known for its sodium salt. Tripadvisor® users praise the facility for offering all-day services and how big it is, likening it to a theme park.  

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Tripadvisor® also listed some special mentions of popular hot spring "chiku," or districts, where you can walk around and try out lots of different types of hot springs, as well as foot baths. The foot baths in Oita Airport and Kagoshima Airport are free to use, making them a great way to kill some time while waiting for departure.  

Top 5 Hot Spring Chiku Popular With Japanese People

1st Place: Kinosaki Onsen (Toyooka, Hyogo) 2nd Place: Yu no Mine Onsen (Tanabe, Wakayama) 3rd Place: Kurokawa Onsen (Minamioguni, Kumamoto) 4th Place: Ginzan Onsen (Obanazawa, Yamagata) 5th Place Gero Onsen (Gero, Gifu)  

Top 3 Foot Baths Popular With Japanese People

1st Place: Oita Airport Foot Bath (Kunisaki, Oita) 2nd Place: Lake Kussharo Sunayu (Teshikaga, Hokkaido) 3rd Place: Kagoshima Airport Foot Bath (Kirishima, Kagoshima)

BIO RESORT HOTEL & SPA O Park OGOSE, a hotel resort in Iruma, Saitama, is opening a new accommodation facility on March 12, 2020 called the "Sauna Suite Cabin."This single-building cabin brings to mind a sauna cabin of Northern Europe. The entire interior is decked out in beautiful warm wood. It's roomy and fully equipped with furniture, a Finnish-style private sauna, jaccuzi, stove, and other bits.   Guests can enjoy a contrast bath experience with the sauna and open-air bath, as well as entertain themselves with a glamping-style dinner in the spacious outdoor dining area.To make the Sauna Suite Cabin's atmosphere even more enjoyable, O Park OGOSE teamed up with Finland's oldest textile brand, Finlayson, which turned 200-years-old this year, to bring in some of their elephant design furniture and products, including bed linen, towels, and more. Their "ELEFANTTI" line-up is popular even in Japan. In the bedroom drawers, their are even ELEFANTTI notebooks and letter sets which guests are free to take and use.   If you're looking for a private sauna experience away from the busy city while in Japan, then be sure to check out the new Sauna Suite Cabin at BIO-RESORT HOTEL & SPA O Park OGOSE.

The second floor of Isetan Shinjuku home to Tokyo Kaihoku, an unrivalled, innovative department store that brings together fashion and art. The store is currently selling fashion items for going to public bathhouses in Japan, made by numerous brands spearheaded by famed creators and designers. The inventory includes lots of items for going in and getting out of the communal baths.

 

Additionally, they are now accepting early orders for t-shirts made by two brands: Musare Hito, a creative group made up of a community of bathhouse and sauna lovers and Get Yu! who are hot with Japan’s street culture movement. Let’s take a look at the brands set to liven up bathhouse fashion.

 

MIYANISHIYAMA / ミヤ ニシヤマ
This brand thrives on their concept of wanting people to wear one-of-a-kind items, easily and freely, rather than them desiring to look cute every day. They wish for people to wear the clothes they like no matter what within their lifetime.

 

Melissa / メリッサ
Established in Brazil in 1979, this brand has built popularity and gained support for their forms and patterns with great designability made using plastic materials.

 

ACCOMMODE / アコモデ
From this brand comes a photogenic pouch with a milk bottle motif.

 

VL BY VEE / ヴイエルバイヴィー
This brand is run by Vee, a designer residing in Bangkok.

 

nana-nana / ナナナナ
An accessory brand supported by people of all ages as well as artists around the world for their unique outlook and innovations.

 

Other Brands
igor / AVALON / proef / Shin-Yoshiwara Souvenir Gift Shop / and more...

Get Yu! / ゲッチュウ
Get Yu! is an event co-planned and managed by Vou (棒), a shop and gallery in Kyoto, Sauna no Umeyu, a bathhouse in Kyoto, and Ron LONESOME Samu, a cultural spot in Atami. Together with artists who absolutely love bathhouses, Get Yu! aims to enliven the bathhouse experience and its surrounding culture.

 

Musare Hito / 蒸され人
This 22-member LINE group is formed of sauna lovers who stretch the point of saunas. They are now taking orders for t-shirts with an original Musare Hito logo print and are also selling a compilation album themed on saunas.

 

If you’re thinking about trying public bathhouses in Japan then consider getting your hands on some of these cute and practical items and merchandise!

 

 

“Kissho Yamanaka” will sell the hot spring lodging plan named “Kissho TOUJI” from April of 2018 to the 30th of September.

 

Yamana Onsen (hot spring) which was opened about 1,300 years ago is a hot spring area where the famous Japanese poet Basho Matsuo stayed for 9 days.

 

The plan that they are going to sell offers the experience of enjoying the view/forest of Kakusen Valley, Kaga Area’s delicious foods and hot springs. This hot spring is known to be effective for relieving stress and healing illnesses.

 

“Yuge Kaido Machi Aruki Ticket” where you can enjoy 10 hot springs in the mountains, local sakes, Daiginjo (sake variety) Soft Served Ice Cream and famous crocket is included in the plan as well as the Jiwamon Onigiri (rice ball) lunch menu/Teppanyaki (pan fried meat and vegetables), sauna, hand-massage service, rental cycle and bus tickets.

 

Persons who are interested in this plan must visit Kissho TOUJI since you can obtain an onsen textbook from the onsen sommeliers.