the show where I tell you about a place in Japan and then we go there.

日本の観光地を紹介してから実際に行ってみるシリーズ、ツアー・ジャパンへようこそ！

And today we're headed to Gero Onsen town in beautiful Gifu prefecture.

今日は美しい岐阜県の下呂温泉に行きます

For starters, an onsen is a natural hot spring

「温泉」は地中から湯が湧き出す場所で

whose waters have minerals that are said to imbue health benefits to its bathers.

その湯に健康的な成分が含まれている

In the Edo era, the Confucian poet Hayashi Razan

江戸時代に朱子学派儒学者の林羅山が

ranked Gero as one of the top three onsen towns in all of Japan.

下呂温泉を日本三名泉に数えました

That was awhile ago, but it's still among the best in the nation.

ずいぶん前の話ですが未だに日本有数の温泉です

There are traveler hotels with onsen and public hotsprings all over town that you can try.

町に温泉旅館や銭湯がいっぱいあり

And the most economical way to try them is by purchasing a "yumeguri tegata".

色々な場所を体験するには「湯巡り手形」がお勧め

This is a wooden tablet that can be purchased pretty much anywhere around Gero

下呂の観光センターやホテル、お土産店、コンビニ等で

like the tourist office, hotels, souvenir shops, and convenience stores.

購入できる木製の札です

Each tablet allows you to enter up to three different hotsprings and is valid for up to six months.

これ一枚で3箇所まで入浴できて、6ヶ月有効です

And it makes a pretty great souvenir!

お土産としても絶好です

So now let's go see Gero Onsen town for ourselves.

では実際に下呂温泉に行ってみましょう！

Personally I love going to the onsen.

温泉大好きです

You just feel so amazing after soaking in the tubs for awhile

長時間入ると本当に気持ちいい

ah but I also understand that not everyone gets into the whole "getting naked in front of other people" thing.

けど人前で裸になるのが嫌という方もいます

So let me know if you'd want to visit an onsen on your trip to Japan or if it just freaks you out.

なので日本に来るときに温泉に行きたいか抵抗感があるか教えて下さい

Thanks for watching and also sharing this series with anyone you know who might be planning a trip to Japan.

観てくれて、また友達にシェアしてくれて、ありがとうございます！

I'm Andrew Marston. See you next time.

マーストン・アンドリューでした。次回まで！

You've been watching Tour Japan on the Happy In Japan channel.

以上、ハッピー・イン・ジャパンチャンネルのツアー・ジャパンでした

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