This lesser-visited town in Japan is a dream destination featuring hot springs, rich history, and breathtaking scenery for an ...

The massive influx of foreign tourists has proven to be more bane than boon for the Japanese onsen [hot spring] industry.

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 ...

It’s an annual winter tradition here at the Kawayu Onsen spa resort and open to all until Feb. 28. The bathing area alongside the Otogawa river measures ... a play on the Japanese word sennin ...

The town has been riding a wave of increasing ... My hometown is close to Nozawa Onsen (a ski resort on Japan’s Honshu island) that has been battered by snow this year). The snow is very ...