About 419 miles northeast of Aharen Beach (an overlooked Japanese gem rivaling the Maldives) lies a secluded island perfect ...

There are hot springs scattered all over Japan, but not very many have kept the ambiance and spirit of how “onsen-gai” towns, in my book, should be. Many big hotels sprang up in places blessed ...

Now there’s hope another instalment could be imminent, as Trophies have hit Sony’s servers for Japanese Rail Sim: Hakone Town of Natural Beauty and Hot Springs, with fully translated descriptions.

Ohta envisioned building an onsen spa when he observed an injured monkey bathing in hot springs there to ease its pain. The springs are known to be one of the hottest in Japan, reaching the ...

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 ...

Located in Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan is Noboribetsu, a prominent resort of hot springs, or "onsen" in Japanese. Seven spring sources produce 3,000 liters of hot water every minute at a ...

Beppu is the Japanese city with the most hot springs in the world. What does it look like when an endmill starts chattering?