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 Our Hot Spring Tour

   By Emi Tsuruta

   Note: this is one in a series of posts about my life.  If you'd like to
know more about my friends and me, drop by my home page at:
http://www.asstr.org/~emitsuruta/

   After my boyfriend, Ryosuke, and I came back from our little adventure
up on the hill near my parents' house in Kamakura, I didn't see him for
about a week or so.  For one, I was worried that someone might have spotted
me running around naked.  Also, Ryosuke and I were planning this big trip
west to some hot springs, and we didn't want my parents to figure out. 
It's not like I'm a little girl anymore.  I'm 20 for heaven's sake, but my
mom worries.  She's pretty old-fashioned.  I asked if Ryosuke could sleep
over, but she told me flat out no.  Anyway, she did agree to let me go on a
trip with Michiyo and Debbie, so that was how I got out.

   Michiyo and I went to high school together, so my parents know her. 
She's slender, willowy, but good-looking in her way.  She's also a bit shy,
a bit of a good girl, so they think she's a good influence on me.  She does
have a wicked sense of humor though, but they don't know that side of her
as much.

   Debbie is a blonde American girl I met in the States.  She's tall with
blue eyes.  She looks normal enough, but is a bit of a playgirl.  She's had
a lot of boyfriends, some of whom are downright weird, but anyway, she's
dating a Japanese guy right now.  My parents didn't know quite what to make
of her, but anyway, she stayed with us when she wasn't up in Tokyo with her
boyfriend.

   That day, Debbie and I went to meet Michiyo at the train station.  From
there, we went to Yugawara, a hot spring resort town southwest of Tokyo.  I
hadn't really been there before, but the ads we saw said that some famous
Japanese actresses go there for vacations.  We didn't see anyone like that,
but, it turned out to be a pretty nice place anyway.

   We took the train along the coast chatting in a mix of Japanese and
English.  Michiyo's English was better than I thought, and she and Debbie
could communicate OK.  They wanted to hear all about my cousin Namie's
wedding, and Michiyo especially wanted to know about Namie's brother,
Hideki (who I think she has a crush on).  I told them about the handsome
American guy and Hideki slipping the ice cube down the back of my dress,
and I was just about to tell them about running around the hotel commando,
but I decided that might sound too weird.  Actually, they both kind of know
how I am, but I didn't want to rush things.  One problem was Ryosuke had
helped me pick out the hot spring, and it was co-ed, and I hadn't actually
told them that yet.  I decided I'd better go one surprise at a time.

   Anyway, we finally got to Yugawara, bought some snacks near the station,
and then took a taxi to our inn, part way up this steep mountain.  Before
we arrived, I had this picture of Yugawara being by the sea, but it turned
out our inn was way inland.  Yugawara is a picturesque country town nestled
in this sleepy little valley.

   Once we'd checked in, the inn maid helped carry our luggage up to our
room, and explained how the bath system worked.  There were two indoor
baths, one for men and one for women, and one big outdoor bath which was
co-ed except for 'ladies time' right after supper.  As I kind of expected,
Michiyo freaked out about the co-ed part.  Most inns these days have
special outdoor baths just for women, but they are usually pretty small and
surrounded by these high fences, so you don't really get the same view as
the big co-ed ones.  I think I like the big outdoor baths better, even if
it is kind of embarrassing if men show up while you're there.

   Our room had the most beautiful view.  It was right on the corner with
one big picture window looking out over the town in the valley below, and
another big window overlooking the parking lot and the steep road we came
up on.  I liked the view so much I took some pictures, and some of them
turned out really nice - almost like postcards, I think.

   Of course, I wanted to go down, and look at the baths right away. 
Michiyo and Debbie weren't so keen, but I finally talked them into at least
coming with me to see the women's indoor bath.  We all changed into our
yukatas (=light cotton robes), and went down.  The bath was on the second
floor at the back of the inn, and had these big floor to ceiling windows
looking down over the river and at this big park on the slope across the
way.

   I took off my yukata, had a shower, and then stood there naked by the
window looking out at the river and park.  Without really thinking about
it, I started gently massaging my breasts.  There was like this tingling
between my legs too.  I tried to get Michiyo and Debbie to come, and look,
but they were too afraid to come near the windows in case someone outside
was watching us.  I could see this path along the hill in the park on the
other side, but it was hard to tell if anyone was there.  Still, this was a
women's bath after all, so for once I had the perfect excuse to be walking
around naked.

   I went, and got my camera, and took some pictures of the river and the
park.  I did end up feeling a little bit self-conscious, especially when
these other women came in, and saw me, so eventually I put my camera away,
and got into the pool with Michiyo and Debbie.  The women who came in
though were staring more at Debbie than me.  I guess they didn't expect to
see a blonde American girl in Yugawara.

   After we'd been there a bit, I finally convinced Debbie and Michiyo to
come down with me, and take a peek at the outdoor bath.  We got dried off,
put on our yukatas, and went off to find it.  On the way, we could kind of
see some parts of the outdoor bath out the window, but you had to walk down
this long winding corridor to get to the changing area.  There were two
white-haired old men in the bath, so both Michiyo and Debbie ended up
chickening out, but I decided to at least give it a try.

   One problem was that the changing area was co-ed, and even worse, it was
more or less open on three sides.  I stood there for a while trying to
figure out how to wrap my towel around me without taking my yukata off.  I
didn't want to just strip naked in front of these two strangers.  I
couldn't figure what else to do though.  Eventually, I ended up taking my
yukata right off, standing there naked for a minute till I could get my
towel wrapped around me.  As soon as I stripped off though, the two men
went silent, and I knew they must be watching me.  I hid around the corner
behind this little wall, and tried to calm down.

   'This is a co-ed bath,' I thought.  'I'm not doing anything wrong.' Of
course, not too many girls as young as I am go in to the bath in broad
daylight - especially not with men there.  Anyway, I took a deep breath,
straightened out my towel, and waded into the pool, staying as far away
from them as I could.  I could feel them watching me, and I got so
flustered that I lost my grip on my towel, and I think they probably caught
a glimpse of my pussy when the towel slipped.

   "Kya!" I squealed, pulling the towel back around me.  My heart was
beating like crazy, but I did my best to pretend like nothing had happened.
I walked to the far end of the bath, and sunk deep into the water trying to
hide.  The water was warm, but not as hot as at some hot springs.  The two
men stopped staring, and eventually went back to whatever it was they were
talking about, but every once in a while, they would peek over this way.

   Eventually, I managed to calm down a bit, and take a look around. 
Behind the men, there was a bamboo fence which I guess was meant to block
the view, but actually you could still see the path in the park above it. I
felt a bit nervous wondering how many other people might be watching, but I
didn't see anyone.  Behind me, there were some lit up windows with blinds
on them.  I later found out this was the inn's ping pong room.  At the far
end, there was a cave with a little waterfall of hot spring water that you
could stand under.

   I looked over at the men trying to decide if I should take a look at the
waterfall.  I could feel the tension, but they were trying to act like
there was nothing strange about my being there.  I stood up.  My towel had
come loose under the water, but eventually, I got it wrapped back around
me, and I carefully picked my way up the stone steps to the cave.  The
bottom of the pool was all pebbly, but I stepped in, and hid from the men
behind the wall of the cave.  I felt safer once I was out of sight.  I
looked out over at the park across from us.

   The bamboo fence blocked the view, but I could hear the river gurgling
away even if I couldn't see it.  I wanted to take a look, so I got out, and
walked over to the fence trying to act calm.  This wasn't easy because I
kept losing my grip on my towel.  To make things worse, another man came
into the changing area, so I decided to give up, and head back.  The man
who'd just come in gave me a curious look as we passed each other, but I
quickly pulled my yukata back on, and ran back to the main building.

   Supper was nice - kamaboko (a spongy dish made from fish), shabu shabu
(thinly sliced boiled beef), boiled vegetables and two different kinds of
sashimi (raw fish).  We even got our own private dining room across from
our room.  After supper, the three of us went back to our room to relax for
a while, and then we remembered it was 'ladies time,' so we went back down
to the outdoor bath.  It was kind of crowded.  Almost all the women in the
whole inn were there.  I talked with a couple other Japanese girls who must
have been around our age.  They were staying at the inn with two boys they
knew.  I asked them if they were going to come back to the bath with their
boyfriends once 'ladies time' was over, but they just giggled.  More women
came, and it got so crowded Debbie, Michiyo and I decided to go back up to
our room.

   The three of us sat around for a while gabbing about life in California
and Japan.  After nine o'clock, ladies time finished, but I wanted to go
back down to the outdoor bath.  Michiyo and Debbie weren't as keen, but by
eleven, we figured that there'd be no one there, so they finally agreed to
come with me.  The bath was empty, so we got a chance to look around a bit.
At first, we kept our towels on.  We went under the waterfall, and peeked
out over the bamboo fence at the river.  The path in the park across the
way was lit up by lanterns, and looked really romantic.

   After a while, it looked like everyone had gone to bed There didn't seem
to be anyone around, and it was pretty dark out, so eventually we all took
off our towels, and just enjoyed the feeling of the warm hot spring water
on our naked skin.  I really do love that feeling.

   Suddenly though, this guy came bounding down the corridor, and caught
the three of us there naked.  We were all so embarrassed and flustered. 
Debbie and Michiyo sank deep into the water to hide, but I left my breasts
uncovered as I told him we'd be done in few more minutes.  He seemed to be
as surprised as we were to find us there in the nude, but he was really
nice about it.  He apologized, and went all the way back to the main
building to wait for us to get changed.  It was almost a shame in a way.

   I got out of the bath, and walked over to the entrance to peek down the
hall.  Michiyo must have thought I was planning to go after him, because
she jumped out, and grabbed my arm.  I was kind of surprised because I
hadn't really meant to do anything like that.  Michiyo wouldn't let go of
my arm though, so I finally gave her a smack on her bare bottom.  Debbie
got out of the bath too.  I apologized, and finally went, and picked up my
towel to dry off.

   Once we'd all got our yukatas on, we walked back up, and told the man he
could go in now.  He was kind of cute in a rough kind of way.  I batted my
eyelashes at him.  Debbie and Michiyo giggled, and were making googoo eyes.
He smiled back, but went on by down towards the bath.

   When we got back to our room, I asked Debbie and Michiyo what they
thought about what we'd just done, but they both seemed kind of embarrassed
by the whole thing.  They started getting ready for bed.  I was way too
charged up to even think about sleep.  I kept thinking about the look on
that guy's face when he'd caught us naked like that.  After Michiyo and
Debbie went to sleep, I went back down to the bath, but it was already
closed for the night.  I decided to go out for a walk, so I went back to
the room to get my haori (=a short Japanese style coat you wear over a
yukata).

   I left my key with the front desk clerk, and walked back down the hill
to the bridge that goes over the river.  I wasn't wearing any underwear
under my yukata though, so I felt a bit naughty.  The whole town was so
quiet.  I saw a young couple in yukatas probably staying at another inn,
but there were no cars at all, and all the lights in the shops were out.  I
couldn't believe how early everyone goes to sleep.  I guess there aren't
that many places that stay open late in Yugawara.

   I walked across the bridge, and then back along the other side of the
river, and found the entrance to the park we'd seen from the baths.  I
walked up the steps along this steep path through the trees.  With all the
trees, it was pretty dark, but it looked safe enough.  It was very
peaceful.

   I climbed up the path, and eventually, I could see our inn back on the
other side of the river.  Almost all the lights were out there too.  When I
climbed up farther, I saw the outdoor bath, and sure enough the path was
high enough you could see the whole bath.  I wondered if anyone had seen us
early when we were frolicking around in the nude.  Eventually, further up
the hill, I came to a large clearing with some kind of hot spring amusement
in the middle.  I turned around, and went back the way I came down the path
through the forest.

   To be perfectly honest, I was kind of looking around for a place I could
take my yukata off.  I don't do things like that too often, especially with
Ryosuke not around, but there was just something about that whole night,
bathing with those old men, and being seen by that handsome guy.  I was in
one of those moods, and it was hard to settle down.  The whole town seemed
pretty quiet, and I thought...  I don't know.  I thought maybe it would be
fun to just see if I could...  well you know let loose or whatever.  I just
wanted to try, and see what would happen.

   About half way down, I noticed a break in the trees that led down a
narrow path to the river.  I followed it down till I came right to the
water's edge.  The river was rocky and shallow, foaming white in places
where the water splashed up.  I could hear the murmuring of the river flow,
and the cicadas chirping away, but other than that, it was so quiet.  On
the other side of the river, I could see the bamboo fence of the bath, but
the main building of our inn was further back.  I looked back up into the
woods along the path, but it looked like no one was around at all.  I
decided to take a chance, and I carefully stripped off my haori and yukata,
folding them over my arm, and stood there naked for a moment.

   I dipped my toe into the river, but it was so cold.  Even though I'd
been brave enough to strip down, I felt afraid standing there naked in the
forest so close to the center of town, so I ended up pulling my yukata and
haori back on.  My heart was pounding, and I didn't want to take any more
chances, so I quickly walked back to the inn.

   I still felt too excited to go to bed though.  I wanted to do something
else, do something a bit more daring.  I didn't want to wake Debbie and
Michiyo, so I just took off my haori, and then went across the hall to the
tatami(=straw mat) dining room where we'd eaten supper.  The blinds on the
windows were all closed, and it was all dark.  I took off my yukata again,
getting all excited from being naked out in the public area of the inn. 
Leaving the yukata on the floor, I tiptoed over to the door, and peeked out
into the hallway.  It was really quiet, but I knew that the people at the
front desk directly below were probably still awake.  I worked up my nerve,
and finally, stepped right out into the hallway.  My whole body was
tingling from the feeling of standing there naked in the hallway.  I guess
part of it was the fact that someone could come along at any second, and
catch me here.  I felt so embarrassed and nervous and excited it felt like
I was going to burst.  The tension was too much though, and I ran back into
the dining hall, and pulled my yukata back on.

   I couldn't settle down though.  I was still as wound up as ever.  I
ended up taking my yukata off again, and walked out naked straight down the
hall past all these rooms where people were sleeping.  The electricity in
the air was incredible.  I made it all the way to the stairs and elevators
right in the center of the inn.  I knew what I was doing was crazy.  There
were dozens of people staying in the inn that night.  Someone could come
out at any minute.  I just couldn't help myself.  I was loving the feeling,
the pure naughtiness of it all too much.

   I felt for my necklace.  It was the only thing I was wearing.  I played
with it nervously as I listened to hear if anyone was coming.  I looked
down at my creamy white body, my tan from the summer all gone by then.  I
could hardly believe I was doing such a thing, standing there stark naked
right in the middle of the inn.  What made me do it?  Ryosuke wasn't even
there, and here I was doing the exact same thing.  I dug my toes into the
plush carpeting, savoring the feeling, anything that reminded me of how
exposed I was.  I peeked over at the elevator, and the lights seemed to be
moving.  I suddenly realized that maybe this wasn't the safest place to be
running around naked.

   Before the elevator doors opened, I quickly ran back to the dining hall.
Even when I made it back to the safety of the tatami room, my whole body
was still shaking with excitement from what I'd just done.  It was like
such an incredible rush to be walking around in the inn with nothing on. 
I've always wanted to try that, and I'm glad I did.  I started thinking
that I might like to try it again some day if I got the chance, maybe with
Ryosuke there to guard me.  Finally, I put my yukata back on, went back to
our room, and went to bed.

   The next morning, I woke up in an even friskier mood, if you can
imagine. Ryosuke was coming that day, so I was excited about that, but I
was also all keyed up about my adventures the night before.  I wanted to do
it again, but now it was daylight out, and there were a whole bunch of
people in the halls.  I decided I'd better not walk the halls in the nude
with so many people around, but I did manage to convince Michiyo to come
down with me to the outdoor bath before breakfast.  She went to the indoor
bath first, and then came down to meet me.  When I got there, there wasn't
anyone there, so I stripped off my yukata, and started walking all around
in my bare scuddy taking pictures of the bath, the park and everything.  I
knew there might be people watching me from the park, but I didn't let that
faze me.  I wanted to enjoy every last minute of this.

   Michiyo came down, and I got her to take some pictures of me naked in
the bath and around the edges.  I even managed to talk her into letting me
take some pictures of her, but she was really shy and half covered herself
with her towel.  When she came out to change, I snuck a couple of pictures
of her bottom though.  She noticed, and pretended to be upset, but I think
that secretly she was enjoying it too, being photographed like that.  She's
a bit thinner than I am, and her skin is so white, but I think she has a
good body too.  If only she didn't cover it up all the time, she'd have a
boyfriend now for sure.

   Just as Michiyo and I were putting our yukatas on, a young man, probably
the boyfriend of one of the girls we'd met the night before, showed up. 
Michiyo grabbed her stuff, and headed back up the corridor, but he gave me
this really disappointed look at having missed seeing us nude.  He was kind
of cute, so I thought of staying, and giving him a peek at what he'd
missed, but it was time for breakfast, so I just ended up following Michiyo
back up to our room.

   We had breakfast, and then Michiyo and Debbie got packed and ready,
while I went to the women's indoor bath to shampoo and dry my hair.  When I
got back, they'd already taken their luggage downstairs.  I pulled on jeans
and a t-shirt, went down, and saw them off, but I still had to wait around
for Ryosuke to show up.  They thanked me for organizing the trip, and said
they'd had a good time.  I was sorry to see them go, but I knew Debbie was
anxious to get back to Tokyo to see her boyfriend.

   After they left, I came back up to the room, and sat there alone for a
while looking out the window at the view.  I pulled back the sheers to take
a few more pictures, and this got me wondering if the people down below
could see me.  The sheers were thin and silky white.  From this side, they
looked almost see-through, but I thought maybe, no one would be able to see
in because our room was so much darker.  I went to the bathroom, and took
off my clothes again.  I just couldn't resist the urge to go back out into
the room naked, and take a peek out the window.  At first, I stood hiding
behind the wall, but out the side window, I could see the whole town in the
valley with cars and buses going by on the main street.

   I peeked around the corner, and I could see one of the girls from the
day before coming out into the parking lot with her boyfriend.  I felt so
naughty to be standing there naked just a few yards from them.  I touched
my breasts, and that sent a shiver running through me.  I touched myself a
little, you know, down there.  It was like I couldn't stop myself anymore.
I walked right out to the middle of the window looking down at them.  I
almost had a heart attack when the guy turned this way, but luckily, he
didn't look up.  I couldn't believe it.  Here I was standing stark naked,
horny as anything, right in the middle of this huge picture window, and he
didn't even notice.  I felt like I was invisible.  Almost as if to check, I
pulled aside the sheers to give him a really good look at my body.  I
spread my legs, and struck my sexiest pose.  I was so nervous though I
couldn't stop shaking.  I must have gone crazy, because if the guy had just
glanced up, he would have noticed me for sure.

   Then I suddenly realized what I was doing.  I ran back to the bathroom.
I couldn't calm down though, and soon I came back out, and danced around in
the nude by the windows.  I don't think anyone saw me, but this was one of
the crazier things I've done.  Afterwards, I always have trouble explaining
why I go wild like that, but at the time, it seemed so exciting for some
reason.

   Eventually, I realized it was almost eleven, so I tried to calm back
down.  I quickly got dressed, took my bags down to the front desk, and
checked out.

   Ryosuke showed up a bit past eleven.  I didn't want to tell him about
all the stuff I'd been doing, at least not right away.  He gave me a kiss,
and I looked down, and blushed embarrassed at having been such a bad girl
without him even knowing.  We got in the car, his dad's, and drove along
quietly down the coast.  He seemed in a good mood though.  This was our big
chance to finally spend some time alone together.  It's not every day we
get to take a trip like this.  I just kept looking over at him and smiling
shyly.  This was going to be fun.

   Anyway, I guess I'd better stop here for now, and tell you the rest next
time.  Talk to you soon.
   Emi Tsuruta http://www.asstr.org/~emitsuruta/