IS JAPAN COOL? DISCOVER
1. The term “hot spring” refers to hot water gushing from the ground or to a bathing facility that utilizes this hot water.
2. Japan’s numerous volcanoes serve as primary heat sources of hot springs. The result is more than 3,000 hot spring resorts and 20,000 hot spring facilities.
3. Hot spring water contains various natural minerals and is said to have beneficial effects on the bodies of people who bathe in it.
4. Different styles of hot spring enjoyment are available: large indoor common bathing tubs, outdoor hot springs, footbaths where clothing is kept on, and hot spring pools where bathers wear swimming suits.
5. In Japan, not only humans but also animals enjoy hot springs. At the Jigokudani hot springs in Nagano prefecture, monkeys can be seen soaking in outdoor hot springs.