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The Unwritten Rules of Traditional Japanese Inns and Hotels: The Big Bathhouse and Check-In Etiquette Mizuc Experienced Firsthand
10/1/2026Mizuc traveled along Japan's Pacific longitudinal line from the middle of the main island all the way down to Okinawa, staying at hotels, inns, and guesthouses with distinctive local character along the way, and compiled a few unwritten rules of traditional Japanese inns you may not know—from the current state of mixed-gender bathing in the big bathhouse, to the correct way to wear a yukata, to the finer points of slippers, tatami, and kaiseki dinner times.
A Hilariously Embarrassing Trip Through Snowy Hokkaido: The 'Window Incident' at a Sounkyo Onsen Hotel
3/30/2026At a Sounkyo Onsen hotel in sub-zero Hokkaido, Mizuc opened the room window out of a moment's curiosity—and ended up with a freezing, hilarious disaster when it wouldn't close again.
Jinlun Hot Spring Hotel: A Taitung Journey of Cultivation Through Dampness, Instant Noodles, and a 1960s Bathtub
4/22/2012Looking back on an impromptu round-island trip from my student days. In an era without GPS, I got lost near Jinlun in Taitung and stumbled upon a hot spring hotel full of 'period charm.' A record of the dampness that hit you in the face, a windowless room, and the peculiar experience of soaking in a pure hot spring in a cracked-tile bathtub. This is a traveler's log about stamina and a shift in mindset.
Hualien and Taitung 4-Day Round-Island Trip: Day 4 Disrupted by Typhoon
8/5/2006The final day of the round-island journey, departing from Zhiben Hot Spring along the scenic coastal route heading north. Savoring the renowned Donghe pork buns, visiting the Coastal Tropic of Cancer Marker and Dahan Institute of Technology in Hualien, and concluding this impromptu typhoon-altered four-day eastern Taiwan wandering amidst the crawling traffic of the Hsuehshan Tunnel.
Hualien and Taitung 4-Day Round-Island Trip: Day 3 Disrupted by Typhoon
8/3/2006Day 3 of the round-island journey: savoring rich fresh milk at Ruisui Ranch, photographing the Tropic of Cancer monument, and climbing into Taimali's Wangyou Valley on Daylily Mountain to capture the golden blossom ocean across the mountain slopes, before torrential storm clouds and approaching typhoon disrupted our circuit plans.
