In onsen towns, there used to be a few communal baths surrounded by a number of onsen-ryokan, with souvenir shops and restaurants around them, as well as bright-lights district nearby including adult-entertainment shops on narrow alleys.
かつては温泉街には、共同浴場があり、そのまわりを温泉旅館が囲み、さらにその周囲に土産物店、飲食店、あるいは少し離れた場所や路地に歓楽街や風俗営業店までもが建ち並んでいた。