Warming up to onsen: The quirks and customs of public baths

Admittedly it took me a long time to get used to bath culture in Japan, but now in this cold weather it’s pretty much all I can think about. But there are a lot of confusing words and customs associated with the hot springs, so I put a few of them together in my latest language piece for The Japan Times.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/11/18/language/warming-onsen-quirks-customs-public-baths/