Well, Bill left yesterday for some meetings in Singapore and we girls called it a Spa Day, or rather, an Onsen Day, the Japanese hot springs. We took the monorail this time. Unbelievably Tokyo doesn't just have three overlapping metro systems intertwined with several competing train companies and the many Shinkansen lines, it also has a beautiful, modern monorail that goes to the airport as well as to the man-made island of Odaiba where the onsen is.
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| First we stopped in at a fun house. |
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| Checked out the Statue of Liberty |
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And then we were ready to experience the hot springs.
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| They provided coats for the outdoor foot-massage, i.e., walking on the painful rocks! |
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| Soaking our feet in the hot outdoor pebble pools. |
The actual hot spring bathing we did in a woman-only part of the facility. First you wash up then you soak in all sorts of different rock-pools and tubs. Some with water jets, some hot, some hotter; some indoor, some outdoor. There is also a dry hot sauna and a hot steam room, plus a cold pool.
No photos are allowed in here because everyone is nude. After you decide you are done you dry off and go relax in a tatami room or go eat from a variety of offerings. You stay as long as you want.
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| We did the therapy fish for 15 minutes. Crazy tickly at first but then pleasant and a smooth result. |
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| If you have a tattoo though. you can't come in. |
Aahhh, relaxation! Although, not sure about those flesh eating fish. Walking the rocks and the hot water sounds delightful. How nice for you girls to "spa" together Japanese style. Interesting about "tattoo's not allowed"
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