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 Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain hermit bath ...

KITA-HIROSHIMA, Hokkaido--Although the once-mighty Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have fallen on hard times in recent years, their new ballpark promises to make a splash with their devoted legions of ...

Nagano Prefecture in the midwinter. At Jigokudani Onsen in Yamanouchi‐machi, Shimotakai‐gun, you can see the monkey "Snow Monkey" soaked in the hot spring every day. "Why don't they get cold after the ...

Residents of Suzu, a city in Ishikawa Prefecture that has been without water since the New Year's Day earthquake, can now wash and unwind in restorative hot spring water in a set of temporary baths ...

With February here, it’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of security regarding the weather in Japan. After all, in just a month the cherry blossoms are scheduled to start blooming in Tokyo, and ...

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 ...