Ginzan Onsen is a popular hot spring town hidden among the mountains of Yamagata Prefecture’s Obanazawa City. It is the go-to Yamagata onsen town for the people of the Tohoku region. Built along a ...

It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from the next ...

Dōgo Onsen is Ehime Prefecture’s prime tourism draw. The onsen hot spring district, two kilometers from prefectural capital Matsuyama’s center, is filled with old-fashioned ryokan inns and restaurants ...

With more than 2,300 source springs discharging 80,000 liters of water every minute, the city of Beppu in Ōita Prefecture accounts for more than 8% of all the hot springs in Japan. One sight of the ...

AOMORI--A government project is under way to keep afloat the Japanese tradition of mixed-gender bathing, which is becoming ...

Ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn that offers guests a unique and immersive experience of Japanese culture and hospitality. These establishments have a long history and are known for their warm ...

Nestled in the Eai River valley of northwestern Miyagi Prefecture sits Naruko Onsen, a venerable and prolific hot springs area that is easily accessible while being a bit off the beaten track. Besides ...

FUKUSHIMA—The recent deaths of three hotel workers in the mountains here underscored the dangers of hydrogen sulfide ...