A SURGE in foreign tourists has led to increased water consumption, causing water shortages in hot spring resorts across Japan, China Press reported.

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some ...

The massive influx of foreign tourists has proven to be more bane than boon for the Japanese onsen [hot spring] industry.

Hot spring water at Takayu Onsen contains high sulfur concentrations, and the pipes there become clogged unless regularly cleaned. Government regulations call on workers in general not to enter ...

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.

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some ...

We’ve visited and stayed in all of those towns and in Ryokans that have specific hot water springs onsen too. For a hot water pool to be called an onsen, then the water has to contain at least ...

NOTO PENINSULA – Soaking in the mineral-rich onsen hot spring water, I let out an involuntary sigh of bliss as the knots in my body loosen after a day of travel. Visiting an onsen is a favourite ...

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 ...