Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, is a land deeply connected to nature. Known for its volcanic terrain, lush forests, ...

Julia D’Orazio travels back to where Japan’s wellness trend began 3000 years ago by visiting the country’s oldest onsen: Dogo Onsen, in the city of Matsuyama. Two elderly naked ladies are ...

People in Japan love bathing in hot springs, or onsen.And since the old days, it has been common for people to check into residential hot-spring inns for extended stays to boost their health, heal ...

Traditionally, visitors with tattoos aren’t allowed in Japan’s onsen (natural hot springs) because of an age-old association with organized crime. However, times are changing, and more and ...

A cycling tour through the Japanese highlands Known for its rolling ... Considered to be one of the oldest onsen in the Tochigi prefecture, Shika-no-Yu is the source for many of the surrounding ...

It’s a 300-year-old onsen town in Japan’s mountainous Yamagata region, lined with traditional inns and Edo-period wooden ryokan shopfronts which are cosily lit with warm street lamps ...

Choose from rustic settings complete with century-old wooden beams and modern tiled rooms. Address: Jozankei Onsen, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido Nearest station: JR Sapporo (take the free shuttle ...

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