The water from several sources emerges at a supply facility on a hill overlooking the Dogo Onsen Honkan, the main wooden bathhouse of an ancient hot spring resort here in Ehime Prefecture.

CHIKUSHINO, Fukuoka Prefecture--A long-standing onsen inn here is in hot water after being found to have violated a prefectural ordinance. The Futsukaichi Onsen Daimaru Besso inn only changed the ...

Japan is home to over 3,000 onsen. Our explorer visits two old hot ... Shogun Ieharu forced their followers to bring this hot water to the Edo castle.

leading followers to an enchanting evening tea ceremony made with onsen water. (Image of Yokai spirit festival and evening tea ceremony) To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: ...

they do not absorb fluid or any dirt that could be in the water. This is a plus for anyone using one in the onsen because there is less risk of infection. Also, no string, so no one can tell you ...

There are two types of bathhouses in Tokyo and throughout Japan: onsen and sento. While there are obvious similarities between the two – they're both communal hot-water baths and visitors must ...

For example, there is the onsen tamago – these eggs are cooked in geothermally-heated water at around 65 degrees Celsius to produce a relatively firm yolk surrounded by a creamy soft white.