Japan's Hot-Spring Tradition Japan is a paradise for hot-spring lovers, with over 3,000 “onsen” locations nationwide. For centuries, Japanese have loved hot-spring baths.

Japan’s onsen (hot spring) culture is steeped in tradition, from ancient purification rituals to the communal serenity of ...

The Kusatsu Onsen, located at the base of the mountain, is one of Japan’s most famous hot springs and one of the leading ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain ...

When the hustle, bustle, and other non-rhyming but still fatiguing aspects of big city life start to be too much for your tastes, one of the best ways to relieve yourself of urban stress in Japan is ...

YAMAGATA--A hot spring resort in this prefecture renowned ... in accommodation charges per night if the Japan Meteorological Agency records snowfall of 40 cm or higher over a 24-hour period ...

Pick up a yumeguri tegata (spa pass) and bath-hop through ... on foot or to sink into a secluded hot spring bath, all of these and more await in Central Japan. Part of the region's pull is its ...

Conversely, onsen are bathhouses that use geothermal hot spring water, made possible by Japan’s widespread volcanic activity ... While onsen and bathhouse setups vary a little, from small family-run ...