For a traveller there could hardly be a more Japanese combination: the ryokan (traditional inn) and the onsen (hot spring bath). In a ryokan, traditional Japanese architecture is complemented by a Japanese garden, but it’s the onsen ryokan, with access to natural hot spring pools, that offers the last word in relaxation. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/campaigns/healthy-holidays/?section=unwind&experience=relax-in-a-traditional-ryokan
