The Japanese onsen — natural hot spring bath — is often described as similar ...

Bathing in an “Onsen,” or hot spring, should be on any bucket list for Japan, even if you aren’t a big wellness girlie — although the physical and mental benefits are definitely part of the draw. Each ...

For some people, Japan’s onsen (hot springs) present a problem. On one hand, they want to experience this undeniably enjoyable part of Japanese culture, but on the other, they don’t feel comfortable ...

Dōgo Onsen is Ehime Prefecture’s prime tourism draw. The onsen hot spring district, two kilometers from prefectural capital Matsuyama’s center, is filled with old-fashioned ryokan inns and restaurants ...

Whenever I mention that Onsen is a restaurant in a Japanese bath, everyone perks up. While such concepts are popular in Japan, they are almost a curiosity here, especially in the Tenderloin. When I ...

Got a VR set? A few ryokans in the spa town of Arima Onsen in Kobe have uploaded VR videos of their baths to YouTube for netizens to enjoy the sights and sounds of their famous baths. Of course, you ...

Hot water springs are found from one end of Japan to the other. The word for hot spring is onsen, and there are more than 3,000 of them in the country. Hot water percolates up out of the ground from ...

Founded as a cooking ryokan "Funaokaro" in the Taisho era 12 years ago, a bath shop who developed luxuriously and glamorously with luxury as the main customer base of Kyoto · Nishijin's young crowd ...

CHIKUSHINO, Fukuoka Prefecture--A long-standing onsen inn here is in hot water after being found to have violated a prefectural ordinance. The Futsukaichi Onsen Daimaru Besso inn only changed the ...

Anyone who’s ever soaked in a Japanese hot spring will know just how glorious it can feel, not only for the heat of the water, but all the minerals that benefit the skin. It’s a luxurious sensation ...