Sentences with phrase «nishiyama onsen»

What can Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan teach the average entrepreneur?

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is the best example of what's such a powerful idea in Japan that it has a name: shinise means «established and long - standing company» in Japanese.

Pretty much what I do to keep stress at bay, but if we're taking things to another level of indulgence, I'd say anything water - related: a Japanese onsen bath, hammam, a swim in the sea or even just a plunge in the pool.

While my monsieur skied, I took twice - daily trips to the in - house onsen, or natural hot spring, which became as central to my experience as my beef breakfast bonbon.

The rules at Kiriya Ryokan's sulfury onsen were the same as at hot springs all over Japan: women to one side, men to the other; everyone shampoos and soaps down in the changing room before entering the bath — always nude — for a long, mineral - y soak.

During the day it was an active meeting place, where old ladies stood watching onsen tamago, or bath eggs, take form in purpose - built wooden boxes.

One evening, when I spent too long in the hottest of three pools at Asagama - no - yu Onsen, in an Edo - period - style wooden house, one of the old ladies who had been hanging out at the pharmacy that day basically kicked me out.

(Nonmembers aren't permitted, ostensibly to protect those fresh off the slopes and out of the bar from falling to their deaths: Where most onsen hover between 40 and 80 degrees Celsius, the pools here are nearly 100.)

Our Shangri - la was Nozawa - Onsen, a tiny village in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, known for Olympic - level skiing, abundant natural hot springs, and such a deep love of its own produce that its mascot is a Nozawana cabbage on skis.

In Nozawa - Onsen, it's about ryokans, or traditional Japanese B&B s. And the rustic Kiriya Ryokan, on one of the village's main streets, came straight out of central casting.

Ogama Onsen's open - air pools are ringed by worn concrete steps and weathered wooden decking; against the wall of a beautiful old house was a stand filled with long - handled utensils, bits of vegetable fiber still caught in their mesh.

Back in her pub, all cigarette smoke and bottomless wooden boxes of barrel sake, her spicy fried Nozawana pickle winds up in bowls with teriyaki chicken and onsen tamago, stuffed into buns, or enjoyed on its own.

William's already been working on learning Japanese — I learn a little here and there casually — so far I know a handful of words and phrases, like onsen 温泉 (hot spring — very important and the # 1 reason Japan is # 1 on our «Travel To» list), inu 犬 (dog), and sandoicchi サンドイッチ (sandwich — also my favourite word thus far.)

We love wearing yukatas whenever we're in Japan, but since we don't actually own one, we thought it would be fun to visit Oedo Onsen Monogatari to borrow one of their cute yukatas and walk around their park.

Since the recent tsunami, there has been renewed interest in the development of more energy - producing geothermal plants in the Mt. Aso area, despite resistance to industry in the hot spring (onsen) areas.

Most cultures around the world have their own versions of the sweat bath, whether it's the ancient Romans and their «Thermae» or the traditional Japanese «Onsen».

If you follow my Instagram (@cherryblossomstreet) or snapchat (ch3rryblossomst) you know that I'm in Zao Onsen Ski resort over the weekend.

I was introduced to TSUBAKI shampoo and conditioner during our trip in Otaru Japan after an hour of soaking in to one of their Onsens (hot spring) I had a free TSUBAKI products for my shower and it really amazed me how my hair looked so good and smelling fresh.

The city is the point of origin and namesake of Kobe beef as well as the site of one of Japans most famous hot spring resorts, Arima Onsen.

Bangkoks First Authentic Japanese Onsen Our luxury 5 - star Shangri - La Hotel, Bangkok provides comfortably appointed rooms, suites and restaurants as well as excellent amenities.

The ryokan I stayed in was an «onsen,» or hot springs.

The five areas — ame, or rain; take, or bamboo; hanabi, or fireworks; onsen, or hot springs; and Toho Village, a small town in Fukuoka Prefecture that has a centuries - long tradition of pottery production — included many concepts unfamiliar to U.S. students, so a common suggestion was to try to relate Japanese topics to American experiences.

The bathrooms feel like Japanese hot springs — or onsens — with polished and rough - hewn granite and cherry wood.

Conclude our journey amid the hot springs of Kanbayashi Onsen, enjoying up - close encounters with Japan's famous snow monkeys.

Today we'll walk the Danichi - goe and Akagi - goe sections of the Kumano Kodo, which link the Hongu Taisha shrine with Yunomine Onsen.

Travelers may opt to limit their hike to the portion of the trail running between Danichi - goe and Yunomine Onsen, or spend a day relaxing at our ryokan.

Head to this onsen on the Ishikawa Prefecture for utter serenity.

We would take day trips to Yoshino in different seasons to hike in the forests, listen to conk horns blowing around the mountains, browse the lovely cherry bark shops, eat traditional food, and sit in the onsen drinking sake all afternoon.

In one train ride, a trip to Japan can go from chrome skyscrapers and neon lights, Harajuku fashion, and realistic robots to hot spring onsen, Shinto shrines, and tiny hamlets surrounded in rural beauty of mountains, lakes, and rivers.

I continually explored Kyoto's 2000 + temples, shrines and gardens plus all it's old neighborhoods, hidden cuisine restaurants, and nearby mountain temples and onsen.

Amazing time to enjoy onsen and ryokan in mountains.

In those two cities alone you can find traditional architecture like the Sensoji Temple and Sankeien Gardens, tea houses, onsen, food and active night life, fun attractions like the Ghibli Museum and Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, and amazing shopping.

go to a sento (public bath house) go to an onsen, preferably in mountains, and preferably drinking sake froma square wood cup visit a castle, a temple, a royal palace see a tradtional performance - either Kabuki, Puppet or attend a tea ceremony and try whisked green tea and Japanese sweet cakes attend a festival in Kyoto experience a department store opening!

Having read up about the many steps that one must follow so as not to embarrass oneself while naked in the company of strangers, it was a relief to find that the only other bather in the onsen at the same time was wrapping things up (literally) just as I entered, so I had the place to myself (and where I'm pretty sure I still followed every procedure correctly).

Generally ryokans only allow overnight guests to use their onsen, so that was a great treat.

Yoshino is famous for cherry tree bark products, onsens and mountain temples.

We stop in the city of Fukuoka to hop into a natural hot springs onsen before catching an overnight ferry to the Goto Archipelago.

Scenic Highlights: Experience dazzling festivals in Sapporo and Otaru, soak in an outdoor onsen in Noboribetsu, go local at a traditional minshuku.

Of our own on our site, it is hard to pick but probably Amsterdam, Our love affair was not just a holiday romance, and any of the ones on Nozawa Onsen.

Kobushinosata onsen is located on Route 56, ten minutes east of Saga.

The standout feature of this completely tranquil, modern - Eastern oasis is its onsens (Japanese hot spring baths) that are in each of the resort's 24 suites and villas; there are two onsen pavilions in the spa, which boasts stunning panoramic views, as well.

The local onsen, (Japanese public bath house) soothed my aching muscles and rejuvinated my soul.

Renowned for its powder snow and long runs, a traditional Japanese village and an immense number of onsens this seemed to be a great choice.

As an addict for festivals, there was also the Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Fire Festival, which occurs every January the 15th and happened to coincide with our travel dates.

Many pilgrims (ohenro - san) on the Shikoku Pilgrimage stop at this onsen.

In the nearby village of Asarigawa Onsen and perched atop of Asari Ski Resort comes a new Boutique Resort catering for outdoor leisure activity.

Get as close as humanly possible to the cold tap which runs at a very gentle pace into the onsen.

Japanese Onsens are the height of Far East luxury, while the hammamms of Turkey are a fine destination for a languid break.

I wanted to see the Dosojin Fire Festival in Nozawa Onsen in Japan, and that gave us powder skiing, a traditional village, a Festival and our first onsen... separately.

Or, if they can take onsen with tattoo, or are onsen tattoos allowed?