日帰(ひがえ)り温泉(おんせん)

ひがえりおんせん
noun
day-trip hot spring, hot spring for day use
travelculture
1. day-trip hot spring, hot spring bath for day use
A hot spring facility that can be enjoyed without an overnight stay, allowing visitors to bathe and return home the same day.
日帰(ひがえ)り温泉(おんせん)に行(い)こう。
Let's go to a day-trip hot spring.
この旅館(りょかん)は日帰(ひがえ)り温泉(おんせん)も利用(りよう)できる。
This inn also offers day-use hot spring bathing.
On my day off, I went to a nearby day-trip hot spring with my family to relieve our fatigue.

A popular leisure activity in Japan, referring to visiting a hot spring (温泉(おんせん)) facility for bathing without staying overnight. Many 旅館(りょかん) and dedicated facilities offer 日帰(ひがえ)り plans at a lower cost than full stays.

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Often shortened to 日帰(ひがえ)り入浴(にゅうよく) (day bathing) or 立(た)ち寄(よ)り湯(ゆ) (drop-in bath). Signs at hot spring resorts commonly advertise 日帰(ひがえ)りOK or 日帰(ひがえ)り可(か) to indicate day use is available.