SO sorry if this is strange to ask, I have a gut feeling it’s just common sense but I think I just have social anxiety so I wanted to double check LOL

I’m visiting Japan really soon with friends and one bucket list thing we want to do is go to an onsen together.

I don’t mind the actual onsen part, but I guess I’m a little hesitant about showering…?

Do I shower before and after soaking in the onsen? Am I supposed to wash my hair 😭 And how the hell do I wash my private if I’m sitting down?? 🥲 I don’t want to just have like my hand up my ass and embarrass myself but I also don’t want to be gross and go in not fully clean?

Is there like.. onsen shower etiquette where you shouldn’t shower right next to someone else like urinals?? 😭

And for my friends that are girls, is wearing makeup seen as rude in the onsen? Even if they’re not putting their face in the water?

Hello guys!

As an enjoyer of Onsen I tend to visit the local Onsen bathhouse of any place I travel to in Japan, so I can say that I have been in at least one Onsen on all 4 main islands (and many many more in Honshu) However, what baffles me is the large gap in size between Onsens anywhere else and in Hokkaido. For some reason, Hokkaido has absolutely enormous Onsen bathhouses compared to anywhere else I’ve been. for example in Noboribetsu, the bathhouse I went to had about 20 pools, in a hall that felt like a big gym hall. Another onsen there was of similar proportions. They dwarf any of the many onsens I’ve been to in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Is it just coincidence, and did I simply miss out on the super sized ones elsewhere, or is there a specific reason behind it?

I’ve been living in Japan for almost 3 years now, and my hair fall has been getting worse and worse. My dad says it’s because I take showers with hot water, which affects my scalp. I’m from a tropical country, so we don’t really use heaters when taking showers.

Is anyone experiencing the same problem? Please, what should I do to stop it from getting worse? What products should I buy? Or do I need to go to a clinic?

***Edit - I'm a woman. ****Edit - If you think hot water can’t affect hair, fair enough. But it can contribute to damage and dryness, which can lead to more hair breakage. If you’d like to read up on it yourself, here’s a link:

That’s why I’m asking for advice here, but some people are just being rude instead of actually helping. I’m not claiming anything as a fact, I’m just sharing my experience and trying to understand what might be causing it. Is it really that hard to just answer politely?

Not talking about dating or lunch with colleagues but when you’re having a meal with a group of friends. You generally can’t pay only for what you ordered at the cashier. You have to pay for the whole table, even at chains like Sushiro or Saizeriya.

How do you usually split the bill? Do you just divide it evenly among everyone without considering what each person ordered?

あれ何アピールなの？出たアピールなの？

I am rice and broth enthusiasts, so pretty much that’s my average dish. Other than egg drop soup and tomato egg, do you guys have any suggestions on what dish can I cook with egg as protein? Drop the recipe too or link for the recipe.

I was shopping yesterday in the Dontonbori area yesterday when a younger male (20-25?) approached me and asked to use my phone as he had lost his. He seemed polite and nice enough, but out of caution I said no and that my eSim doesn’t work for calls or anything (which is true anyway). He was fine about it and walked away, but I watched him go straight back to his group of friends all sitting around.

I didn’t stick around to watch them anymore, but it was more than obvious to me he didn’t lose his phone and was indeed attempting to steal mine as I assumed.

Just wondering if anyone else has had any similar experiences and if this is common?

For reference, 25m & Australian

I recently attended the knockout tour w gottmik and violet and I was really disappointed to see that some (maybe half) of the visuals they played behind the performance looked ai generated. It was most obvious with a video that was supposed to look like the audience at a boxing match, the people’s hands would warp and disappear randomly and text was obviously ai gibberish. I really wish I got a video of this specific clip but I didn’t. That was the most obvious one to me but some others also seemed suspicious, a lot of visuals had that ai filter and some lighting issues that didn’t make sense. This was really annoying to see, especially from two artists and gottmik who always talks about how punk they are. Ai is not punk. This lowkey ruined the show for me and I just couldn’t have a good time while I was there.

OH MY GOD!!!