Hiro Komae
A man and his girlfriend meet in front of shoe lockers at the entrance after taking a bath at the Dogo Onsen spa in Matsuyama.
Hakone's main drag of spas.
The Kusatsu tradition of yumomi or "water massage" at Netsunoyu is used to cool off the area's scalding waters. The hot water is stirred with wooden paddles and cooled by the mountain air.
Ikaho Onsen, near Shibukawa, Japan.
The waiting/dressing room of Yushinden, a bath room specially reserved for the Japanese imperial family, is seen at the Dogo Onsen spa in Matsuyama.
The Hells (Jigoku), Unzen Spa, Japan.
Tsurunoyu Onsen, Nyuto.
Tsuta Onsen in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.