The Kumano Kodo is where Japanese spirituality is said to ... to be at least 14 centuries old, a dip in the outdoor rotenburo bath comes with expansive views of the Pacific, the sound of waves ...

Japan’s island of Kyushu often gets overlooked by a lot of overseas tourists ... Our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma was lucky enough to visit the onsen, opting to dip into the open-air outdoor bath for ...

But it's Amanemu – a quieter, lesser-known retreat tucked deep into the pine-cloaked hills of Ise Shima National Park, near ...

1 that a man led a group of Peeping Toms that secretly photographed and filmed at least 10,000 women at “roten-buro” outdoor hot spring baths across Japan over about 30 years. Police arrested ...

If you yearn for alpine vistas, traditional crafts, sacred journeys on foot or to sink into a secluded hot spring bath, all of these and more await in Central Japan. Part of the region’s pull is ...

Capybaras at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Shizuoka Prefecture central Japan enjoyed a yuzu bath during the winter solstice on ...