Hot Spring Bathing System from ‘Spirited Away’ Exists in Real Life
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Remember the magical bath house that the Gods travel to in “Spirited Away”?
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As it turns out, such a fantastical place exists, complete with the same imaginative mechanism, on the southern island of Kyushu, according to Soranews24.
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Found by twitter user @RiLze04 in a natural onsen situated in Fukuoka, the unusual operating system has netizens excited for its similarity to the famous hot tub scene in the Studio Ghibli animated feature film. In a recent tweet, RiLze04 shared the video of the onsen being used, in which a wooden tag was first placed into a wooden receptacle to be able to fill the tub with water.
千と千尋でしか見たことなかった湯張りシステム pic.twitter.com/zXLawZHo5k
— りるぜ (@RiLze04) December 23, 2017
Those who are familiar with Japanese onsen would recognize that such mechanism is not a common way to take a bath in such a facility. Typically, the tub is already filled with water when visitors enter the bathhouse.
The video, which has so far received almost 4 million views, is reminiscent of the scene in Spirited Away where Chihiro (Sen) and Lin (Rin) used a tag from the foreman to connect up the bathwater and fill the tub with water at the enchanted bathhouse.
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The only difference to the bathwater operation at the Fukuoka bathhouse is that in the film, a rope has to be pulled to allow the water to flow.
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Delighted Twitter users who are fans of the immensely popular full-length anime film were thrilled about the unusual bathing system, with many saying that they plan to visit the bathhouse in the future.
If you are a Spirited Away fan and would want to experience a magical way to relax, find time to visit Wakasugi no Yu in Fukuoka-ken, Kasuya-gun, Sasaguri Wakasugi 679. The bathhouse is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. except Thursdays.
Feature image via Twitter / (Left): RiLze04 | FaceBook / (Right): icantbelieveyoumademeseethatwithmyowntwoeyes
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