It’s a 300-year-old onsen town in Japan ’s mountainous Yamagata region, lined with traditional inns and Edo-period wooden ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its scenic snowy views, has begun limiting entry to day trippers during winter peak season, becoming another destination to tackle ...

The town has seen a record number of tourists in recent years - but now it's capping the number of people who can visit ...

TOKYO – A Japanese hot spring town popular for its photogenic snowy scenes began limiting entry to day trippers on Dec 23 in a trial to tackle overtourism during winter. Ginzan Onsen ...

While some prefectures, such as Oita, are undoubtedly heavy hitters when it comes to the density of natural onsen, in fact, many Japanese cities are only a stone’s throw away from a hot springs ...

Ginzan Onsen, the picturesque hot spring town in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture, known for its nostalgic charm with snow-covered buildings and lantern-lit streets, is taking a bold step to tackle ...

Cleanse and beautify your skin in the area’s waters, which are rich in sodium and calcium chloride. Compared to many of the onsen you’ll find around Japan, these waters have relatively little odor.