Japanese hot springs attract visitors from all over the world. In the hot-spring heaven that is Japan there are many baths that have interesting additions that may be surprising to foreigners. Here ...

TANABE, Wakayama -- A large open-air river bath began to welcome guests on Dec. 1 as part of an annual event at Kawayu Hot Spring in this western Japan city. The "sennin buro," meaning mountain hermit ...

TAKEO, Saga -- The vermilion-lacquered tower gate of a hot spring bath facility here reminds one of the Dragon Palace in the Japanese fairy tale "Urashima Taro," and has been loved as a symbol of the ...

It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from the next ...

Many people are under stress due to the effects of the novel coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19). According to the interim results of a nationwide mental health survey conducted by the ...