Kusatsu, Japan
Time to relax in one of Kusatsu’s natural hot spring baths, commonly known as onsen, with Sho Ikushima at Otakinoyu.
Disclaimer: This video contains nudity
"Otakinoyu gives bathers a chance to experience the traditional awase-yu bathing culture, where several baths are taken in turn, each hotter than the last. In the recently renovated bath, the wooden pillars reach up to the ceiling, resembling tall trees standing in the mist as the hot spring steam wraps around them, giving the feeling of being outdoors. Known as the “hot spring of beauty,” Otakinoyu is just minutes from the Yubatake hot water fields of Kusatsu. Drawing its water from the Nikawa hot spring source with acidic sulfur, Otakinoyu’s 100% natural free-flowing water baths have long been beloved by Japanese men and women alike. The awase-yu baths with gradually escalating temperatures have been popular since ancient times and may be the secret to clear and healthy skin." ~ Otakinoyu Kusatsu Onsen
Crew
Director, DP: Kaoru Ima of Exhibit Films Producer: Sho Ikushima of 034Productions
Editor: Alex Albers
Assistant Camera / Sound Recordists: Ice Elloso; Ryan Gilchrist
Cast Sho Ikushima Yuki Ikushima
Ippei Osako
Kojiro Kudo
Kei Asanuma
Manatsu Tanaka
Miki Tokairin