Onsen

The hotels on the walking trip all had hot baths (geothermal). Some were in the room, some were on each hotel floor, some in a separate building. Most were male/Female, except Yufuin, where you simply booked it.
Some hotels also had communal baths as well as private ones for guests ... Anne learnt all her technique in the public bath on the first night

Yufuin and the first night had onsen open to the snow, wind, rain and outside world (with walls or screens).Read more