Our explorer visits two old hot springs to learn the significance of bathing to the Japanese spirit. Deep in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture is the town of Kusatsu, its onsen long known for ...

The piping hot waters are concentrated at the Yubatake and cooled a bit before making their way to the onsen in the area. Kusatsu Onsen was made famous by a German physician to Emperor Meiji ...

Not knowing that much about Kusatsu, I think the family was all pleasantly elated to find a hot spring town that was beyond our expectations. There are some places that the kids visit where they ...

Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture has reclaimed its position as the nation’s most popular hot ... spring resort after being surprisingly ousted last year, according to a survey. In 2022, the Kusatsu ...