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

In Japan, bathing is more than just a way to get clean—it’s an ancient tradition elevated to an art form. Long regarded as both a physical and spiritual experience, communal bathing has historically ...

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

There are two affiliated onsen on my itinerary hitlist, one atop a high-rise urban ryokan-style hotel and the other at a hot springs resort in northwest Japan. The first is at HOSHINOYA Tokyo ...

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 ...

This amazing natural hot spring sits in a pristine Colorado mountain wilderness, right next to one of the state's top tourism ...

Discover everything you need to know for your first onsen in Japan: from etiquette and pre-soak rituals, to top hot springs ...

In this mountain resort town, stories of demons, white snakes rising from the mist and Buddhist monks using the boiling waters and steaming pools — onsen (hot springs) colloquially known as ...

From Mt Fuji to onsens, cafes, and more, explore Fujiyoshida, the filming location of 'The Hot Spot', a new Japanese sci-fi ...

Japan's famous natural hot springs, or onsens, are facing a crisis due to overtourism, which is dangerously depleting water levels in several popular cities. In Ureshino, a historic onsen town in Saga ...