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

Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can ...

It's never been a better time to visit Japan, and it can be an easy trip to plan. Don't stress about dinner reservations, and ...

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

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

But not every pool of heated water qualifies as an onsen. Japan has strict laws governing one of the country’s most iconic activities, widely considered a natural treasure. Onsen water is heated ...

Japanese-style bidet toilets are popular among them. In 2021, Hanamaki Onsen bought about 5,000 pineapples weighing 6 tons from Taiwan after China, a mainstay market, suspended imports.