Yukata-Clad Girls in Main Street

Nude Communal Bathing Kinosaki-Style

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August 20th 2008
After the crazy concrete jungle of Osaka, we stumbled upon quintessential Japan in the mineral hot spring onsen town of Kinosaki. Despite spending only a single night here, the experience deserves an entire blog entry as it held so many joys in such a small space in time. Kinosaki is a laid-back resort town where the Japanese come to soak their troubles away in 7 public bath houses aligning a s ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more