Don't embarrass yourself at the hot springs. Master Japanese onsen etiquette and avoid the 6 most common cultural mistakes ...

Ask a Japanese person what they miss most when they live abroad, and many will say the bath. Not a shower. A deep, hot soak, ...

Mixed bathing still flourishes in northeastern Japan. Giles Murray visited several hot spring resorts in Towada-Hachimantai ...

Japan's unique 'Onsen' baths are mineral-rich, volcanically heated natural hot springs above 25°C, requiring prior cleansing ...

November in Tanzawa is the season when the landscape is at its most expressive. The mountainsides are dyed in orange and red, ...

Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) returns to Seven Stars in Kyushu, Japan’s first luxury sleeper train, for a second year. The train ...

Then Lee Jun, who entered the hot spring bath, was startled by the hot water and reacted, "It's too hot." By contrast, Jun ...

Cygames’ classic mobile RPG “Granblue Fantasy (Granblue)” is teaming up with seven hot spring facilities across Japan for the ...

It’s an island where Mount Aso’s volcanic highlands, coastal hot‑spring towns and one of Japan’s most dynamic cities offer a ...

From cycling along the peninsula to soaking in ancient hot springs, Ishikawa offers a more authentic side of Japan ...

As colder weather sets in, taking a warm bath is an important way to ward off the chill and relax both body and mind.

“My wife and I had just got married … and we could dig a hole in the ground or we could build a house,” he says. “It was sort of like the beans or the cow.” They chose the beans, and after eight years ...