It is crucial for ryokan, restaurants and other facilities to collaborate with each other to attract tourists to their towns.

More ryokan Japanese-style inns in hot spring resorts nationwide are no longer offering dinner for their overnight guests and ...

each night the traditional scenery of the Kusatsu onsen area now transforms into a fantastical world of light. A 13-meter-tall tree decorates the front of the resort’s iconic “Yubatake ...

FUKUSHIMA—Three hotel employees were confirmed dead on Feb. 18 in the snowy mountains of the Takayu Onsen area, where high ...

A hotel manager and his two employees in Fukushima in northeastern Japan have died, possibly due to inhaling hydrogen sulfide gas near a well-known hot spring.

Accommodations without meals have been increasing in the Kusatsu Onsen hot spring resort in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, in line with a recent trend of separating lodging and eating.

More ryokan Japanese-style inns in hot spring resorts nationwide are no longer offering dinner for their overnight guests and ...

Located in the Kanto region, Gunma prefecture is best known for its mountains and onsen resort towns. If you are after a relaxing soak, Kusatsu Onsen and Shima Onsen - where the Sekizenkan ryokan ...

Explore 12 Hot Springs That Can Heal Your Mind, Body, and Soul, where each geothermal wonder offers soothing waters, rich ...

Kengo Kuma mapped the architectural vision for this 2024 addition to Kyoto’s onsen resort scene, harmoniously blending the property’s bamboo-forest surroundings with traditional building techniques ...

Water from the Awanoyu source is also somewhat unusual in that it can also be drunk - unlike the majority of onsen springs. It is said to be effective against gastrointestinal disorders and diabetes.