It’s the first day of our Walk Japan experience on the southern island of Kyushu, but the trip has already gone to Hell, ...

Japan is famously known for its hot springs, or onsen, which provide a peaceful retreat from the city chaos. While famous ...

While the Japanese are famed for their polite and ... of the amenities like the big wooden bathtub and yukata, a robe used in onsen hotels that can be worn throughout the building and the town ...

The only thing better than a rooftop onsen is a rooftop onsen with staggering views and free ice cream. Perched atop the 18th floor of this inexpensive, 193-room ryokan in neonladen Shinjuku, this ...

The 17 governors have established an association to concentrate their efforts to push for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage status for Japan’s onsen culture. “We want to win the status ...

Japan is home to over 3,000 onsen. Our explorer visits two old hot springs to learn the significance of bathing to the Japanese spirit. Deep in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture is the town of ...

The luxurious ryokan (Japanese inn), which has a ... with a key card to access the ladies’ onsen at check-in. Each room provides a yakata (robe), slippers, towels and little baskets for you ...

This was how I felt while soaking in the warm spring waters of Lamune Onsen at Nagayu in the city ... the prefecture with the most hot springs in Japan. The water here is carbonated, so after ...

But the hot springs – called onsen in Japanese – located all over the country are a major business that is beloved by locals and tourists alike. The industry fears that developing geothermal ...