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Japan’s famed hot springs, or onsen, are full of invisible tripwires, from nudity to tattoos. A certified onsen sommelier shares advice on how to best enjoy the experience.

Six hot spring resorts in the Tohoku region were among the top 10 of a major travel website’s list of “most recommended onsen ...

CHIKUSHINO, Fukuoka Prefecture--A long-standing onsen inn here is in hot water after being found to have violated a prefectural ordinance. The Futsukaichi Onsen Daimaru Besso inn only changed the ...

The Japanese onsen — natural hot spring bath — is often described as similar to a spa, but the comparison substantially understates how different the experiences are. Japan has approximately 27,000 ...

The foot bath lies in the centre of Nozawa Onsen, a snowball's throw from the village's Ogama cooking pools, where locals can ...

With more than 2,300 source springs discharging 80,000 liters of water every minute, the city of Beppu in Ōita Prefecture accounts for more than 8% of all the hot springs in Japan. One sight of the ...

HOTELS: A train ride away from Japan’s tourist hotspots, Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei is a quiet, secluded paradise, finds ...

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