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This quick video was shot last year 2014 on our trip to Tokyo Japan. Michelle and I decided to check out a traditional Onsen/Ryokan in Tokyo but we stumbled on Takaragawa Onsen in the town of Minikami Town in Japan. Words cannot describe of the beauty of this Onsen, and unfortunately we only stayed there for 1 day...\n\nAn\xa0onsen\xa0(\u6e29\u6cc9?)\xa0is a term for\xa0hot springs\xa0in the\xa0Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a\xa0volcanically\xa0active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth. Onsen were traditionally used as\xa0public bathing\xa0places and today play a central role in directing Japanese domestic tourism.\nOnsen come in many types and shapes, including outdoor\xa0(\u9732\u5929\u98a8\u5442 or \u91ce\u5929\u98a8\u5442\xa0roten-buro or noten-buro?)\xa0and indoor baths. Baths may be either public run by a municipality or private\xa0(\u5185\u6e6f\xa0uchiyu?)\xa0often run as part of a hotel,\xa0ryokan\xa0or\xa0bed and breakfast\xa0(\u6c11\u5bbf\xa0minshuku?).