The onsen resort village in Matsuyama, Shikoku – the smallest of Japan’s four main islands – is touted as the country’s ...

With more and more overseas travelers seeking out day trips to the Japanese countryside while visiting big cities, it’s ...

One of Japan's top luxury hotel firms will open an "onsen" hot spring resort in upstate New York that it says will be the ...

People in Japan love bathing in hot springs, or onsen.And since the old days, it has been common for people to check into residential hot-spring inns for extended stays to boost their health, heal ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...