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i went to another onsen yesterday instead of going to frisbee. this one is very famous for the high quality of the water and sports teams and celebrities visit.
it’s a veritable goldmine for the owners. as the water is allegedly so great they sell it to the japanese as sprays(2000 yen for 200ml), cooking and drinking water. i counted five five litre containers with one family name written on them in black marker pen and in all over 100.inside they provide　it　free as drinking water to replace fluids lost whilst bathing. these dispensers have long queues of people with litre bottles surreptitiously waiting　for a free hit. i drank the water and its taste is curious. after all the visits to various onsen all over japan, i am getting better at distinguishing between soft and hard, acidic and alkaline. this water was very soft and had a earthy taste.
i had two one hour baths with a meal of sashimi which is raw fish on a bed of rice and an attempt at a nap in the sleeping room‐a dark room with sliding wooden doors and tatami mats　inbetween. of course it was futile as i was near a man with sinus problems who sounded like a chainsaw i laid back and tried to think of happy thoughts　instead. the onsen was good though. it had a steam and dry sauna, a rh bath, bubble bath, outside bath and ice bath.
in the evening i experienced my second earthquake. this one was much larger than the first one i was in which felt like a heavy truck going past. this one measured 4 on the richter scale, went on for a full　minute and set tvs, computers and the like wobbling. it is quite unnerving knowing the ground underneath you isn’t quite happy where it is and that japan with its typhoons, earthqakes and non‐extinct volcanoes is a rather dangerous place to live.