About Japanese hot spring culture

Frequent crustal movements have created hot springs all over Japan. From small islands on the sea to hidden places in the mountains, there are baths or various ornamental beauty and fitness hot springs everywhere. According to relevant data, there are more than 2,600 hot springs and 75,000 hot spring hotels in Japan from north to south. It is reported that about 1. 1 100 million people in Japan use hot springs every year, which is equivalent to the total population of Japan. Therefore, Japan has the reputation of "the kingdom of hot springs". Hot springs in Japan are not only numerous and varied, but also of high quality. There are famous hot springs almost everywhere. For the Japanese, soaking in hot springs is a kind of enjoyment and an indispensable part of life.

Japan is an island country with many volcanoes and earthquakes. Although it will suffer from natural disasters, it has also been endowed with precious resources-hot springs. Japanese hot springs, which have gone through thousands of years of history, have not lost their charm because of time, but have become more interesting with the accumulation of time. There are hot springs everywhere, filled with a strong humanistic temperament. It is a special experience to soak in hot springs in Japan: it is best to choose outdoor hot springs and enjoy the outdoor scenery. Some hot springs can even see the famous Mount Fuji in Japan. It will be even more beautiful if there is heavy snow. Soak in the hot spring water at 43 degrees Celsius and watch the snow dance wildly. Snow falls from time to time in the hot spring, and it is full of purity after romance. This feeling is rare in the world, like heaven.

Japanese hot spring hotel looks small from the outside, but there is a hole inside. The lobby is small and quaint, and it feels suddenly enlightened through the glass wall of the courtyard. Hotel owners and couples wearing traditional kimonos greeted them with smiles and sent them out. The dark square forest stands across the pond, quiet and beautiful. It is not only the hot springs that attract people, but also the exquisiteness of the hot spring hotel. Hot spring hotels are patchwork, almost all of them are wooden buildings, with faint lights in the room. The warm texture of wood feels particularly "home" in dim light. Especially in winter, "home" will feel hot, which is also a kind of texture revealed by many Japanese hot spring hotels.

A pilgrimage to purify the body and mind seems to be about to begin. The night is quiet, and there is no noise of the city around. Looking around, everything is like a silent movie, with only the movement of shadows and a faint smell of sulfur. At midnight, the hot spring hotel here is brightly lit, like a huge aquarium, a "fish" with a blue and white tail. The "fish" who refuse to sleep come from all over the world; There are young people and old people. Wearing light blue bathrobes and dark blue jackets, they shuttled between different baths in the hotel like fish. Few people talk, but occasionally people in the wine room are talking about something with a warm ear. People who "swim" on the wooden floor in slippers don't have the nervous expression of metropolitan residents, and the lines on their faces are soft and satisfied, which makes people feel that the soothing mood of "dancing and singing" after bathing must be so carefree.

When it comes to holidays, family trips with wives, the world of sweet couples, or the sunset glow of the old couple, hot spring hotels of all sizes are crowded. Even some foreign tour groups joined in, making the hot springs more lively. Rooms in hotels are generally separated by bars, and there are many living facilities in the house, providing comfortable living space and food and drinks for all seasons. Food can be said to be the signature of the hotel, especially in the evening, local specialties, local dishes, Shi Huai Cai and so on. Will prepare for you and feast your eyes.

Japanese history can be traced back to the rope pattern era (Japan's Neolithic age, named after the use of rope pattern pottery), and there are also many spoiled plots in fairy tales. Cao Jin Hot Springs were discovered on1193; Although there is no exact date of discovery of Ma You Hot Spring, according to Japanese records, it is the oldest hot spring in Kansai. As for Xialu Hot Springs, it has a history of thousands of years.

The legend of Japan cannot be opened. The origin of hot springs is probably that the injured animals recovered after washing the hot springs, and the locals found it when they saw it. In addition to the legend of healing injured animals, Japanese hot springs are also related to gods or monks. For example, Cao Jin Hot Springs were discovered by monks in Hangji; The Dingshanxi Hot Spring in Hokkaido was discovered by a Buddhist monk in the beautiful spring water in Dingshan. Since then, both generals and literati have left many legends in the hot spring resort.

Because of this footprint, hot springs everywhere are filled with a strong humanistic temperament. Ma You Hot Springs has a deep relationship with Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Toyotomi Hideyoshi visited this place many times and built a special bathing place-Jomtien Pavilion. Now, the Tangtang site has been planned as the exhibition hall of Taige Tangtang (the official name of Toyotomi Hideyoshi is Taige), which is open to the public. Deeply moved by Izu's emotional landscape and hot spring attractions, Yasunari Kawabata, a master of Japanese literature, wrote his masterpiece Dancer of Izu in the hot spring hotel. In this hotel called Tomotoku, the room where Yasunari Kawabata wrote and the narrow stairs he had climbed slowly still remain. Since then, Yasunari Kawabata has created the immortal masterpiece Snow Country on the stage of Tangze Hot Spring. Visitors can feel the tranquility of soaking in the snow from the text. Even Dr. Sun Yat-sen has been to the hot springs in Hakone-CHO, and his place of residence has become one of the proudest things of the hotel.

Japan is different from many countries. From the hot spring culture in Japan, we can feel the exquisiteness and delicacy of Japanese life. Before bathing, wash your body outside the pool and clean your body into the pool; Don't bring towels into the hot spring pool. You can put the towel next to the bathtub or fold it on your head. Don't wash your hair or body in the hot spring pool. Don't use soap or shampoo in the hot spring pool. Don't make noise, play, swim or run in the hot spring pool, but keep quiet. The temperature of the hot spring is neither too cold nor too hot. The best soaking time is 10 minute. Japanese people like to take a bath before meals, before going to bed and after getting up in the morning. All hotels have bathrobes, so it is not complicated to wear them correctly. If you wear it backwards, you will be misunderstood as having a funeral at home. It is said that this way of dressing is influenced by China's Confucianism. China people think that "wearing robes or kimonos" is a barbaric country, and the Japanese have inherited this concept. When wearing a bathrobe or kimono, the direction of the collar must be on their right hand side. If you still can't figure it out, remember the principle of "upper left".

The Japanese are very picky about it. "First scoop water with a wooden spoon, about 5-20 spoons, take a bath for 3 minutes, get up and rest, and so on." In addition to the conventional soaking method, there are mud baths, sand baths and so on. In addition, Japan's public toilets are very large, that is, a large pool, and there is only one line separating men and women.

People usually work hard, in fact, they are also people who like to enjoy themselves. Take hot springs as an example. Japanese people soak in hot springs not only to take a bath, but to develop it into a cultural consumption. There is a famous "Zuohe Hot Spring" in the suburb of Sendai, north of Tokyo. Every weekend or holiday, Japanese people will go there in droves to taste the hot Sendai wine and enjoy the attentive service of bathing girls. Japanese people like hot springs for a reason. Different types of hot springs have different effects. Compared with the efficacy of spa treatment, the mental decompression brought by "soaking in water" is the realm that people pursue. Hot springs in Japan have both comfortable "inner soup" made of cypress trees and "outdoor wind" in the embrace of nature (that is, outdoor hot springs, which means "bathing" in Japanese). Appreciating the faint aroma of logs, or enjoying lakes and mountains, spring flowers and autumn fruits, and snow-covered, is indeed a great enjoyment of life.

For Japanese tourists, when they travel to China, they will definitely go to the hot springs. Hot spring culture has become an indispensable part of Japanese culture.