When Alex and I first traveled to Japan for our honeymoon in 2018, I was determined to find an open-air onsen (rotemburo), that allowed tattoos and mixed-gender bathing. On top of this, I wanted the onsen to be attached to a ryokan and in the middle of the mountains. When I stumbled upon Takaragawa Onsen, it checked all of those boxes. Have you been to an onsen before? If not, what questions do you have? #onsen #ryokan #japantravel hidden gems of Japan, travel blogger in Japan, tranquil r...
