温泉街(おんせんがい)

おんせんがい
noun
hot spring resort area, spa town
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1. hot spring resort area, spa town
A town or district centered around hot springs, typically featuring ryokan (traditional inns), public baths, and shops catering to tourists.
温泉街(おんせんがい)を散策(さんさく)する。
To stroll around the hot spring town.
温泉街(おんせんがい)には旅館(りょかん)が立(た)ち並(なら)んでいる。
Traditional inns line the hot spring district.
浴衣(ゆかた)で温泉街(おんせんがい)を歩(ある)くのが楽(たの)しい。
It's fun to walk around the spa town in a yukata.

A town or district built up around hot springs for visitors.

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Cultural note

A typical 温泉街(おんせんがい) has 旅館(りょかん) (inns), 共同浴場(きょうどうよくじょう) (public baths), 足湯(あしゆ) (foot baths), souvenir shops and old-style games such as 射的(しゃてき); guests stroll in 浴衣(ゆかた). Famous examples are 草津(くさつ) (Gunma), 別府(べっぷ) (Oita) and 城崎(きのさき) (Hyogo).

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Related: 温泉(おんせん) (hot spring)
Compare: 温泉地(おんせんち) (hot spring resort area)
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Added 2026.2.1 11:45 · Revised 2026.9.30 22:43
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