Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are ... overcrowding. Ginzan Onsen, located in the Yamagata region about 260 miles north of Tokyo, now limits entry to day trippers during winter peak ...

It can be hard to find a good, authentic, rustic onsen hot spring complex that isn’t geared towards tourists in Tokyo, so whenever we find one we’re always tempted to keep it a secret. However, one of ...

There are two types of bathhouses in Tokyo and throughout Japan: onsen and sento. While there are obvious similarities between the two – they're both communal hot-water baths and visitors must ...

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 ...

There are hot springs scattered all ... where the yunohana and onsen-gai of the past still blossom. This article by Lisa Vogt, a Washington-born and Tokyo-based photographer, originally appeared ...

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

But the hot springs – called onsen in Japanese – located all over the country are a major business that is beloved by locals and tourists alike. The industry fears that developing geothermal ...

People in Japan love bathing in hot springs, or onsen. And since the old days ... evoking the grand fortifications of ancient Japan. From Tokyo, flights to Oita Airport take about 90 minutes.

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are ... but a surge in tourism has left some onsen towns running low on water; leaving local officials feeling anything but zen.