The 260-square-meter Hiba Sennin Buro (1,000-person cypress bath) at Sukayu Onsen, which lies at the western foot of the Hakkoda mountain range, maintains separate timeslots for mixed bathing and ...

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 ...

Japan is home to over 3,000 onsen. Our explorer visits two old hot springs to learn the significance of bathing to the Japanese spirit. Deep in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture is the town of ...

Hot springs, or onsen, are a big deal in Japan. Not to be confused with sento, which are usually public baths using heated tap water, onsen are comprised of volcanic spring water that's full of ...

We opted to go to Kinosaki because we wanted to go to an onsen town and stay in a ryokan there. And, of course, for the food.

With more than a dozen natural hot springs (onsens) and a bathing culture going back 1,300 years, the mountainous region of Hakone is the place to experience serene Japanese culture. Hakone is one of ...

Here are a handful of ryokans (with private onsens) in Kusatsu that I’ve handpicked as being the best of the best. Choose the ...

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TSUCHIYU ONSEN, Japan — For 1,400 years, travelers have come to this town in the foothills of the Azuma Mountains, on the outskirts of Fukushima City, to bathe in the famed healing waters of its ...