日本には温泉が多く、日本人ほど温泉好きな国民は世界でも珍しいといわれています。さまざまな泉質の温泉があり、昔からけがや病気を治すためにも温泉は利用されてきました。著名な温泉場には旅館やホテルが立ち並び、大きなリゾート地を形成しています。しかし最近は大自然と静寂を求めて山奥の一軒家の温泉に人気が集まり、開放的な露天風呂で自然とのふれあいを楽しむ人も増えました。旅行雑誌で温泉の特集が組まれることも多く、温泉ツアーも盛んに行われています。

There are many spa in Japan and nobody in the world is as fond as Japanese. The spa contains a lot of minerals, therefore it has been using to cure injury and wound for a long time. Moreover, many inns and hotels are erected around well-known spa, and the area becomes a large resort. However, many people hope to stay around nature and stillness lately, and the spa locates deep in the mountains is very popular. They enjoy taking the spa and relieving stress. Some magazines for traveler appear about spa and many peope go to the spa based on the magazines.