The Definitive Guide to Pleasure Hot Springs 201

This is a hot spring guide that introduces hot springs carefully selected from all over Japan by Kozaburo Arashiyama.

Organized by region from Hokkaido to the Satsunan Islands, it introduces each hot spring resort, inn, and public bath. It focuses not only on the quality of the spring and the completeness of the facilities, but also on the history remaining in the area, the atmosphere of the inn, and the presence of the people gathered at the hot spring.

Arashiyama's criteria for choosing hot springs include proximity to the source, the presence of public baths, the ability to feel the effects, inns that value individual guests, and traditional baths. The selection emphasizes the inherent power of the hot spring and the local culture, rather than trends or luxury.

This book introduces hot springs not merely as tourist destinations, but as places to escape from daily life and rest one's mind and body. It is a practical guide for choosing travel destinations, and at the same time, a travelogue that allows readers to understand Kozaburo Arashiyama's view on hot springs and his philosophy of travel.

[Title] Definitive Edition (My Favorite) Pleasure Onsen 201
[Publisher] Kodansha
[Publication Date] May 1999
[Pages] 191 pages
[Size] Approx. 260mm / 558g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] Ketteiban Totteoki Kairaku Onsen 201
[Author/Editor, etc.] Arashiyama Kozaburo / Author
[Printing] -
[ISBN] 9784063389548
[Condition] Used [5] Good (Average for its age)
[Accessories] Obi
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Kozaburo Arashiyama (1942–)

Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Writer, essayist.

After working as a magazine editor, he began his career as a writer, publishing numerous works on subjects such as travel, hot springs, food, literature, and publishing culture. In 1988, he received the Kodansha Essay Award for "Shirōto Hōchōki."

In 2000, he received the JTB Travel Literature Grand Prize for "Bashō no Yūwaku," which was later retitled "Bashō Kikō." In 2006, he received the Izumi Kyōka Literary Award for "Akutō Bashō," and the Yomiuri Prize for Literature the following year in 2007.

His works include "Bunjin Akushoku," "Bunjin Bōshoku," "Bunjin Akusai," "Nihon Isshū Local Sen Onsen Tabi," "Shōwa Shuppan Zankyōden," and "Bashō to Iu Shura." He has also written many works about hot springs, conveying the charm of baths and travel by weaving together local history, literature, and people's lives.

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