As Buddha’s Bath is designed to be a resource for foreign visitors to Japan we will always try to locate the best available information in English that is available. (We understand that many foreign visitors to Japan do not speak English, but that is the only language we know at this time and among all languages out there we hope it is the most universally understood!)

It is the fact however that most onsen-ryokan establishments have not yet taken the leap to begin to offer an English language version of their website.  Even though readers of Buddha’s Bath may not be able to read Japanese we encourage them not to overlook these Japanese onsen-ryokan websites as a valuable source of information. 

Having confirmed the validity of each of the links in the onsen-ryokan ratings pages and viewing the homepage materials we can attest to the fact that in more cases than not the Japanese site will offer compelling photos and multimedia presentations that can be enjoyed even if you cannot read the associated Japanese text.  With a little bit of effort one can also navigate around each of these sites and discover more interesting photos of the property. 

On the BuddhasBath.com site any links to Japanese-language onsen-ryokan or other lodging sites will have the link embeded in the following image:



On the BuddhasBath.com site any links to English-language onsen-ryokan or other lodging sites will have the link embeded in the following image:


 

Don’t be shy, follow the links to the Japanese sites and you should be pleasantly surprised!