enjoying an outside spa

Kusatsu spa has been well known by its long history. One of its famous episodes is that the first "samurai-syougun" in this country, I mean, the ruler in 1190's, came here and took the baths for his health.

I took this pic from a path going to a huge outside spa-pool, named "saino-kawara" (real meaning of this Japanese name is "west-riverbed"). Believe or not, in this country, the rule number one is that people must be naked when enjoying in a spa, even in an outside spa, moreover, even in an outside-mixed-bathing-spa (though I never try this mixed one). Of course, high walls surround almost all spa-pool enough high to hide from outsiders' eyes.

You know, the feeling when enjoying an outside spa with being naked?

Of course, it's so good to be relaxed.

Here is Kusatsu, Japan