So it came right when you parked your car at the ryokan you booked months ago. Are you going to laugh or cry during your stay ...

In Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, the Ito city will raise the bathing tax to 300 yen by October 2025 (up from 150 yen) due to a ...

AKITA--Korean-American Jim Chae never forgot the cherished memories from the time his family visited an onsen resort in Akita ...

Dōgo Onsen is Ehime Prefecture’s prime tourism ... but the Tama no Yu is entered from separate second-floor stairs for men and women. This can be somewhat confusing for first-timers, as are ...

Aida and residents in Nakanosawa Onsen are hoping that the effect of the snow women will magically change that dire forecast.

The picturesque mountain town of Ginzan Onsen plans to impose a cap on day trippers as it struggles to deal with an influx of tourists, the latest Japanese city forced to take action to deal with ...

Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex ...

Located on the fifth floor of the Grande Centre Point Hotel in Thonglor, Let's Relax Onsen & Spa brings a slice of Japan to Bangkok. The spa features five hot spring baths filled with Gero onsen ...

For me, the seeking out of little treats is as rewarding as the consumption of them, which means that finding small things to ...

New isekai anime are inescapable, and the theme has enjoyed a strong year. Divisive as these shows can be, they are ...

One of Japan’s most popular winter destinations is Ginzan Onsen in Yamagata prefecture. The former silver mine is a postcard-perfect winter escape, home to numerous ryokan (traditional Japanese ...