Rikkarikka-yu りっかりっか湯, come to Okinawa to experience the hot springs and saunas

When you come to Okinawa, you must experience the hot springs and saunas here. After searching for a while, I found a very local shop: リッカリッカ湯. It sounds like a good name. This bathroom has a sense of age. The feeling of the Showa era hits you. I first drink a big glass of water at the entrance. I am ready for the next sauna challenge, and I am a little excited. I don’t know how today’s sauna adventure will go.

At this time, the aunt suddenly said to me: What’s the point of backgammon? (You are so tall, how tall? This is the first time I have been approached while naked. I am not used to it and even a little embarrassed. I smiled awkwardly and answered: I am 168cm tall (The small towel in my hand covered it a little more. Unexpectedly, the aunt continued: Your skin is so fine, you must be less than 50 kg. You have such good skin and you are thin. You must be less than 50 catties. After a conversation, I said goodbye to the aunt and finally went in to take a shower.

This place is very family-style and old. The amenities are not high-end goods, but over-the-counter items. There is no conditioner. It is like taking a shower at a relative's house. It is not pretentious and very down-to-earth. I entered the high-temperature sauna room and just as my butt landed, the aunt No. 2 turned around and asked: Are you here for a Trip? Can you talk in the sauna? Can you chat naked?? The aunties and mothers in Okinawa really shocked me In Tokyo, there are even signs saying no talking!

I said: "I'm coming to Shanghai, so now it's the turn of the whole sauna room to say "Hey?!" and look at me. In the next 3 sets of sauna, I was constantly being addressed, "Your legs are so long," "Your Japanese is really good and your pronunciation is beautiful," "Your skin is so good." In short, after this sauna, I felt like I was floating because I was praised, but also because I was a little embarrassed about being naked. Accept all kinds of small talk and compliments.

So I launched a counterattack: Okinawa people know each other and think that the atmosphere is really good. The auntie replied that everyone here is a regular customer and then introduced to me that the person sitting next to her was xx from somewhere, and the person next to xx was xx's daughter xx.

When I was resting outside after steaming, I saw a banner hanging at the counter for the 26th anniversary of the store. This is the youth of the aunties. I couldn't help but feel moved when I thought about it. The indoor hot spring has massage, foot bath and electric hot spring. There is a medicinal bath outside. The temperature is very comfortable. There are also three sauna rooms, one dry and the temperature is around 90 degrees. Very good. The water bath is right at the entrance of the sauna room. The outdoor rest area is just a few steps away. The flow is very reasonable.

Store name: Rikkarikka-yu りっかりっか湯
Address: 2-16-36 Makishi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture