Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...

The first thing to consider about the Japanese onsen is whether or not being naked in public bothers you. I’m not referring ...

Carlton, Nikko, is two hours from Tokyo in a scenic mountain town packed with historic sites. And the hotel has the planet's ...

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 ...

Gero city imposed the feet-only rule in December at the Funsenchi outdoor hot spring, part of the Gero resort, one of Japan’s three ... city limited the Funsenchi onsen only to clothed people ...

Visitors are rushing to Japan at the moment as the weak yen is ... pavements and stopped traffic to get the perfect shot.

This is true, too, of the Japanese ryokan — by some ... watching flurries of snow settling on the moss gardens all around. “Our first priority is our onsen,” explains owner Shinji Ohnuma.