Onsen (温泉) represents an important part of the Japanese culture and has been one of the most popular activities to do if you are visiting Japan. Not only you can relax in a hot spring after ...

Neon lights and all-night karaoke. Tranquil temples and bowing geisha. Steaming hot springs and soaring Mount Fuji. Japan is brimming with evocative moments, and delicious contrasts. Where else can ...

These days, it’s hard not to know what an onsen town is. But back when I visited Japan for the third time in 2019, I had no idea this side of Japan even existed. It was only thanks to Papu’s ...

Not fussed on ski slopes? While friends and family carve up the powdery mountains, treat yourself to a trip to one of these famous onsen towns, writes Arundhati Hazra. Sitting in a hot spring pool in ...

The old-style open-air baths of Tawarayama Onsen call to mind hot-spring resorts of long ago. Though the area is popular with visitors coveting the water’s healing qualities, its retro atmosphere has ...

Guests staying at these two ryokans have their pick of the city’s al fresco bathing on very different budgets. It’s not easy to find a natural hot spring in the most populated city in the world. But ...

For many years after I experienced my first Japanese onsen, or public bath, and whenever I was in Japan on my annual trip, I found myself playing a variation of that game recommended to nervous public ...