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Re:Onsen: A Peek into Japan’s Hot Springs by smfugit on Sunday August 20, 2023 @05:11AM (#37197433)
Its marketing + the "conspicuous leisure" class over uses Japan all the time to signal/buy status. If you can afford it great. If you cant, its not the end of the world.
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Re:Onsen: A Peek into Japan’s Hot Springs by mitthrowaway2 on Sunday August 20, 2023 @03:55PM (#37202424)
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Onsen are available at all price levels, and popular with blue-collar workers; they are not a high-class exclusive activity. It's not like having dinner with a geisha or something.

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