Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...

People in Japan love bathing in hot springs, or onsen.And since the old days, it has been common for people to check into residential hot-spring inns for extended stays to boost their health, heal ...

It’s the one place I’m free from judgment and responsibility; where I become fully embodied,” says one Vogue writer of embracing her Korean heritage—and her body—through the rituals of communal ...

Noboribetsu Onsen: Hot Springs, Spirited People Located in Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan is Noboribetsu, a prominent resort of hot springs, or "onsen" in Japanese. Seven spring sources ...

Witnesses sight a bear eating a deer on a mountain slope at the Sounkyo Onsen hot springs resort in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

The country is home to 27,000 natural hot spring sources, but a surge in tourism has left some onsen towns running low on water; leaving local officials feeling anything but zen. One of those ...

The popular hot spring town of Ginzan Onsen in the Yamagata region of Japan is the latest tourist destination to jump on the overtourism bandwagon after implementing visitor restrictions and requiring ...