Onsens (Hot Springs)

[animelover32]

I've always wanted to go to an onsen. The whole nudity issue doesn't bother me, since everyone else is naked. The only thing I might have a problem with (in the near future) is tattoos. I plan to get a couple, when I move out of my mom's house, but I've already thought about waiting longer since onsens look down on tattoos.

[Cirth]

Originally Posted by emiluvsjmusic

i dont think its that much of a big deal if its only a small one though

It's not small...it covers my entire lower back >_< trust me..it's VERY visible... >_>

[Paul11]

I've been to a bunch of onsen many times. No one ever comments, and some poeple open up conversation. The only time I heard someone comment was by a three year old who didn't know any better and the father was mortified. People assume yheres the possibility you might know Japanese. Also, it's not a bath full of supermodels. Everyone is pretty much too skinny or too fat or too old, or whatever. Just regular folks who are generaly super polite.

[Wasabista]

A good onsen is the ultimate Japanese experience. Soaking naked in the hot water, in the middle of a forest or looking over (or up at) at a valley, with snow falling all around you. Tokkuri of sake optional.

This is my first post, yoroshiku o-negai shimasu.

[Asakura]

Originally Posted by Wasabista

A good onsen is the ultimate Japanese experience. Soaking naked in the hot water, in the middle of a forest or looking over (or up at) at a valley, with snow falling all around you. Tokkuri of sake optional.

This is my first post, yoroshiku o-negai shimasu.

Now that sounds like paradise..........

[JoshAussie]

Originally Posted by Asakura

Now that sounds like paradise..........

I hear that

i cant wait to experience an onsen and especially in a place that sounds as naturally beautifull as that

[clairebear]

Originally Posted by MissMisa

Same I guess. I'd feel really embarrased and ashamed to be honest! I feel it is a personal thing and I would be very uncomfortable doing it. But being a teenager this tends to be more prevalent.

Yeah, thats how I feel.
I feel sort of "embarrased" about my body which might be partly why I hate porn and stuff. xD

Maybe I`ll grow out of it someday...lol.

[GentlePrincessJC]

I have a nice body but im kinda modest about it aslong as theirs no cameras or video cams im in!

[SSJup81]

The more and more I read about onsens, the more I want to experience going to one. It just sounds sooooooo therapeutic. Every time I mention onsens to the family though, they all go, "Eww, that sounds crazy" or something along the lines of this, and I pretty much go along with them, even though I'm thinking, "I want to go to one!" lol

[Wasabista]

One thing I've noticed increasingly at sentos is security camera inside the men's changing areas! (Can't comment on the women's changing area obviously)

Has anybody else noticed this?