| A | B |
| Higaeri | A short visit to a hotel or ryokan for bathing, not staying overnight |
| Kashikiriburo | A private bath that can be rented for an hour or so. |
| Kazokuburu | Private baths for families. "Kashikiriburo" has the same meaning. |
| Minshuku | Japanese inns that are cheaper than ryokan |
| Mizuburo | A bath filled with cold water. Usually enjoyed before or after saunas |
| Mushiburo | a traditional steam room. People lie on the ground and enjoy being heated by steam |
| Onsen | It could refer to a hot spring, a hotel or ryokan with baths, or an area with many baths |
| Onsen Tamago | Eggs cooked with hot spring water or steam |
| Rotenburo | Outside or open-air hot spring baths |
| Ryokans | Fancy, traditional Japanese inns |
| Senmenki | small buckets that are used for washing and rinsing the body |
| Toji | Healing ailments with onsen water, steam, and specific diets |
| Yu | Hot onsen or bathwater |
| Yukata | A traditional, light cotton robe guests often wear in ryokans |
| Yunohana | mineral elements naturally in hot spring water. Sometimes called bath salts |
| Utaseyu | Onsen water falling upon one's body. It feels like a massage. |