I'll never accomplish my dream.

[whatever I feel like]

Down in Hot Springs, Arkansas there are many spa services and even one surviving American-style bathhouse. But there is no out-door bathing, and there are no Japanese style onsens. At the end of Bathhouse Row, right outside the borders of the national park, on the former site of the Arlington Hotel (long since relocated across the street,) sits an empty plot of land with a big hill in the back that spring water trickles down. It would be the perfect place for a Japanese style onsen- something not currently offered at all in America- with outdoor bathing and a rustic feel. Alas, I am no where near capable of doing it. I don't have the money or knowledge, the town wouldn't sell me the land, the NPS wouldn't let me dig out the filled in springs on their land to make up for taking away the "public spring" fountain you aren't even allowed to bathe in that is there now. And even if I did build it, nobody would show up. I am the only person who wants an onsen in America. God, what a stupid dream...

 

[Meriasek]

God, what a stupid dream...

Yes. Would you like to buy some rope?

 

[candlejack]

YWNBJ

 

[Montalbane]

Thats a retarded dream.

 

[Spud]

They're overrated tbch, just build a house, get a massive circle shape bath tub and use it outside.

 

[G19]

Why the fuck did you even post this. Attention-whoring aside, sounds like you know what you want and what hurdles there are. Now's the time for problem solving,
I would point to the supposed lack of interest as the most crucial aspect. A service needs patrons, otherwise maintenance is coming out of your pocket.

Get to it, chop chop. You made me read your stupid woe is me shit so now I am owed pictures of your autistic weeb bath house

 

[Meriasek]

Also, pretty sure there are Japanese-style Onsen in the US and North America.
There's a Sento in San Francisco, an Onsen style in Santa Fe, and quite a few Korean spas.
If you wanna be cool, make a whole multicultural bath house complex. Japanese section, Roman section, Turkish section, and throw in a Russian or Finnish banya/sauna.

 

[Neo-Nazi Rich Evans]

Roman section

honestly, i think a historically accurate reproduction of a roman bathhouse in america would be far cooler than some jap bath house.

 

[Karen of Human Resources]

I don't think the geography helps with that one.

I just googled the numbers. Japan has 27,000 confirmed hot spring sites. The US has 1,661.

That said, I do know there are nonetheless a lot of sento (hot tap bathouses) in the larger cities, so in that style isnt unthinkable.

Especially popular in San Francisco For some reason. Somehow I'm not suprised.

 

[Troonos]

Just find a local nudist resort and go hang out in the pool there, bro. I live in a small rural town, and there are two within a half hour. You can go there and get kicked out for staring at the tits for too long.

 

[The Backwards Man]

Why, oh dear lord why, would anyone want to be Japanese?

 

[Mike Matei's Penis]

Identify as Native American and build a casino/hot spring.

 

[Meriasek]

honestly, i think a historically accurate reproduction of a roman bathhouse in america would be far cooler than some jap bath house.

That would actually be cool. I guess Turkish Baths and Hammams are somewhat similar, and spas often have a "roman bath" steam bath, but something like a full on reconstruction (maybe with more modern heating and less slavery) of all the sections would be really cool.
I prefer steam baths over saunas tbh.
Also, I keep forgetting that not only do I have a public pool with a sauna area around the corner, the largest thermal bath in the world is very close, too.

 

[Forrest Gump]

The "accidentally see a woman nude in the hot spring" cliche won't happen you fucking weeb

 

[Sexy Senior Citizen]

Go to a west coast bathhouse and be done with it.

 

[One Winged Pear Farmer]

People struggle to make ends meet and this nigga sad he can’t live in an anime. Go outside nerd

 

[Mexican Molotov Marauder]

OP, you changed my mind, Null was right all along. Anime is an actual blight on our civilization. I'm officially adding Japan to my list of countries that, for the betterment of our planet and species, need to be rapid fire carpet bombed with nukes until only a flat pane of irradiated glass remains.

 

[Meriasek]

OP, you changed my mind, Null was right all along. Anime is an actual blight on our civilization. I'm officially adding Japan to my list of countries that, for the betterment of our planet and species, need to be rapid fire carpet bombed with nukes until only a flat pane of irradiated glass remains.

Some might call the two nukes a warcrime, I call it a good start.

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

Down in Hot Springs, Arkansas there are many spa services and even one surviving American-style bathhouse. But there is no out-door bathing, and there are no Japanese style onsens. At the end of Bathhouse Row, right outside the borders of the national park, on the former site of the Arlington Hotel (long since relocated across the street,) sits an empty plot of land with a big hill in the back that spring water trickles down. It would be the perfect place for a Japanese style onsen- something not currently offered at all in America- with outdoor bathing and a rustic feel. Alas, I am no where near capable of doing it. I don't have the money or knowledge, the town wouldn't sell me the land, the NPS wouldn't let me dig out the filled in springs on their land to make up for taking away the "public spring" fountain you aren't even allowed to bathe in that is there now. And even if I did build it, nobody would show up. I am the only person who wants an onsen in America. God, what a stupid dream...

That's defeatist and low-T talk.

I don't have the money or knowledge = Get the money (venture capital, crowdfunding, bank loans, one of those new business charity things) and knowledge (educate yourself, participate in trade fairs/chamber of commerce type things, network with local businessmen)

The town wouldn't sell me the land = Do you know that or is this your prediction?

The NPS wouldn't me dig out the filled in springs on hteir land... = Could be a problem, I don't see as it's going to be an insurmountable problem.

Nobody would show up = Says who?


Go learn how to run a business.
Go start lobbying the local chambers of commerce, congressmen, governments on the idea that an onsen would be a novelty that would attract weeaboo trash like yourself for tourism dollars.
Have them do the heavy lifting on your behalf that the onsen serves a public interest (even if it would have to, potentially, be a public work and not your own private business).

 

[Meriasek]

Thing is, an onsen in an area with hot springs and regular spas would probably be an actually good idea
They're a famous part of Japanese culture and a favourite for people visiting, and they'd stand out from regular spas. I'm sure they'd draw customers.
But what I think happened is that this sperg went to the Mayor and asked to buy some hot spring that's part of a park or something, and instead of a business plan he just sperged for half an hour about the superiority of Japanese bath house culture or some shit.