Talk:Onsen

"Rotenburo" - a word used but not defined
"Rotenburo" appears twice in the article. It is not hyperlinked, but looking up "rotenburo" in Wikipedia gets you redirected back to "onsen". Should the word not be covered in the main body of the text? SpikeMolec 06:43, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Added it to the characteristics section. Neier 07:20, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


 * @SpikeMolec ofensife the default 37.48.18.167 (talk) 01:31, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Selected onsens
This list seen to be a bit arbitrary (ie, there don't seem to be any rules for inclusion). Perhaps this section should be replaced with a category: Onsen in Japan. All Wikipedia articles on onsen could be tagged with the category, that way an onsen could be included in the category if it met WP:NOT page criteria. Any thoughts?Saganaki- 06:29, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Some of these things are already in Category:Spa towns in Japan or Category:Hot springs. Of course a structured, annotated list would be superior to an inscrutable category. Kappa 06:49, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * There is a list of nationally designated onsens over at ja:国民保養温泉地. Kappa —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 01:26, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I fail to see the merit in this list of seemingly randomly selected onsen. If there's a list of onsen elsewhere, repeating a handful of onsens on this page (selected on what basis? having been visited by the editor in question?) then this list really needs to go. Any objections? --Lets Enjoy Life (talk) 01:49, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it can be restricted at least to 'notable' onsen - those that are well known. For instance I just deleted a link to a new onsen under construction. Apart from the fact it links to a wiki article that is seemingly a commercial promotion, such a new place, not even open yet, hardly fits the bill. Koizoomi (talk) 14:08, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I believe the statistic is they have about 1,000 hot springs in Japan. So there are hundreds of onsens as well This list looks messy and still does not name all of them. As the posters above said, notable onsen and spa towns should make the list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.244.241.33 (talk) 03:50, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

Naegleria Removal
"The Naegleria fowleri amoeba, which lives in warm waters and soils worldwide and can cause meningitis.[8][9] Several deaths have been attributed to this amoeba, which enters the brain through the nasal passages.[10][11]" Although I disagree with the inclusion of infections on this article in general, this one is particularly weak. I've only found 2-3 case study reports of this amoeba in Japan. Additionally, proper onsen etiquette involves not putting your head underwater, and a proper onsen typically features constantly moving water, both of which would eliminate exposure to this disease. It's akin to warning of herpes exposure in using public toilet seats. Zaileron (talk) 13:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, swimming in any body of water (pond, lake, river, etc.) that doesn't contain massive amounts of chlorine can hypothetically be harmful by the same logic. --Bxj (talk) 04:10, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Unsubstantiated scale of discrimination
While there have been statements on WIkipedia implying that racial discrimination at Japanese baths is a nation-wide, decades-long issue, all references of discrimination point to the city of Otaru in 2001. As such, I have left mention of the Otaru 2001 incident in the article while removing unsubstantiated claims of nation-wide decades-long racism at these public baths. After years of mention on Wikipedia, editors couldn't find anything but this Otaru 2001 incident, which is the opposite of what you would expect to happen if nation-wide decades-long racism claim was anywhere near the truth. --Bxj (talk) 04:05, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Italicisation
The title of the page, as well, as the boldface introductory text, display "onsen" as an italicised word, while, throughout the article, "onsen" is unitalicised. Does this have something to do with Hepburn romanization that I'm just unaware of, or does this article contain such formatting inconsistencies? Seems rather odd to have "onsen" italicised and unitalicised throughout the same article. – Matthew  - (talk) 22:39, 16 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Seems inconsistent to me too, I think it should be changed unless there's something I don't know about? Clare. (talk) 22:44, 16 December 2016 (UTC)