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A private onsen bath with a karaoke machine is two of Japan’s best things with zero embarrassment
投稿日 2018年7月12日 02:30:29 (ニュース)
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Go beyond singing in the shower by singing in the hot spring.
For some people, Japan’s onsen (hot springs) present a problem. On one hand, they want to experience this undeniably enjoyable part of Japanese culture, but on the other, they don’t feel comfortable being naked around strangers.
Luckily, there’s an option that lets you have your geothermally heated cake and eat it too: kashikiri onsen, where you or your group (typically couples or a family) have a private hot spring bath all to yourselves. And if you’re going the kashikiri onsen route, we recommend choosing one that lets you indulge in another fun Japanese tradition that can sometimes feel a little embarrassing for the uninitiated: karaoke.
We recently came across this unprecedented combination at Shosenkaku, a ryokan (Japanese inn) in Nagano City. Shosenkaku looks like any other rustic ryokan from the outside, and actually from the inside too, with one exception.
▼ This door, labeled…
▼ …”karaoke (カラオケ) private bath (貸切風呂)”
As one of the employees showed us to our room, she mentioned that the inn’s private bath features a karaoke machine. A lot of onsen resorts have karaoke lounges on their premises, but this was the first hot spring we’d ever heard of where you can belt out a tune while you’re taking a soak, so we signed up for a one-hour kashikiri onsen session right away.
When it was time for us to use the bath, we stepped into the changing room…
…and sure enough…
…there was a karaoke machine!
Granted, it’s not a super high-tech unit like you’ll find in the karaoke parlors of downtown Tokyo, but it’s a legitimate karaoke machine, positioned so that you can see the screen/lyrics through the glass that separates the tub and changing area.
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The old-school setup doesn’t sport a remote control, so you’ll want to input a couple of songs before hopping in the tub. We picked out a few of our favorites, and with our set list ready to start we headed toward the tub, and…
…the opening notes of our first selection came forth from the high-quality speakers mounted on the walls!
So what’s it like singing in an onsen? Incredible. You know how the echo you get from singing in the shower makes you feel like a pop star in the recording booth? The larger venue of Shosenkaku’s kashikiri bath makes it feel like you’re performing in a full-on concert hall.
Like all kashikiri onsen, Shosenkaku’s can be used by groups, and the maximum capacity of the karaoke bath is six people. But whereas most inns charge a supplementary fee for their kashikiri baths, Shosenkaku’s is free for guests staying at the hotel (which has an English website, by the way).
The karaoke bath is also available to non-guests for 2,000 yen (US$18) for the hour, so whether you’re staying the night in Nagano or just passing through, this is a great place to relax and soothe your travel-weary muscles to a soundtrack of your own making.
Hotel information
Shosenkaku / 松仙閣
Address: Nagano-ken, Nagano-shi, Shinonoi Komatsubara 2475
長野県長野市篠ノ井小松原2475
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