*Almost any doctor in Japan will advise you not to get in a bath/onsen when you're sick, especially feeling a little sick. '''If you're feeling you have a cold coming on, it's best to avoid the onsen''' as the air your body is exposed to when you first step out of the onsen -- relatively frigid compared to the bath you were just in -- will very likely worsen/speed up your illness. | *Almost any doctor in Japan will advise you not to get in a bath/onsen when you're sick, especially feeling a little sick. '''If you're feeling you have a cold coming on, it's best to avoid the onsen''' as the air your body is exposed to when you first step out of the onsen -- relatively frigid compared to the bath you were just in -- will very likely worsen/speed up your illness. |