Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

Kengo Kuma mapped the architectural vision for this 2024 addition to Kyoto’s onsen resort scene, harmoniously blending the property’s bamboo-forest surroundings with traditional building techniques ...

KUSATSU, Gunma Prefecture—In line with the glitzy spirit of the holidays, each night the traditional scenery of the Kusatsu onsen area now ... This annual winter tradition hosted by Kusatsu's ...

Yunokawa Onsen, in the southern Hokkaido metropolitan area of Hakodate, is one of the top hot springs resorts in Hokkaido. Although its founding history dates back earlier, this region exploded in ...

Lying in the shadow of Mount Horaiji, Yuya Onsen has a history stretching back more than 1,300 years. In addition to founding the cliffside Horaiji Temple, Rishu Sennin, a Buddhist ascetic, also ...

Still, without hesitation, and a massive bag of Benadryl in my suitcase, I flew to Tokyo (Hanada Airport) to meet up with a group that would be traveling through East Hokkaido for a week. While we saw ...

At Zao Onsen Ski Resort in the city of Yamagata, ice trees conveying a feeling of winter are at their best. Ice trees are ...

sweltering weather as they are in the middle of winter. Whether you're traveling with your significant other, friends or family, Onsen Hot Pools is a must for those looking to relax. Past visitors ...

‘Scandinavian winter bathing means being out in nature – in the sea or a lake,’ says Hedin ... This relationship with nature was a connecting point when it comes to the onsen bathing rituals that ...