Check with our partner site as the latest rates, rate details, and guest room requirements may vary. Located in Otsu, 16 km from Enryaku-ji Temple and 17 km from Mount Hiei, わたか 雄琴温泉 Wataka Ogoto ...

MAEBASHI--A former town assembly member has retracted part of her sexual assault allegations against the mayor of Kusatsu, a popular hot spring tourist resort in Gunma Prefecture. Mayor Nobutada ...

This file photo shows the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture bustling ... foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local ...

The Hijiori Onsen resort is in the village of Okura, northern Yamagata Prefecture, an area known for one of the nation’s heaviest snowfalls. Guests at the 15 ryokan traditional inns will be ...

During the winter season, there is also a free shuttle bus service from Myoko Kogen Station. Kayaba Slope, with a width of 400m and a length of 3km (Photo courtesy of Ikenotaira Onsen Ski Resort) ...

Vacationing is expensive, and you should make every penny count. And that's why understanding resort fees is critical when booking your next getaway. "Resort fees are often additional fees added ...

Clothing isn’t permitted in an onsen… normally! Traditionally you enter the public bath totally naked. However, at places like Kawazu Hot Springs Resort, there are several warm pools at the base of ...

If you come to Akakura in summer, it's pitch dark at night," That sounds like almost every Japanese onsen town I've ever been to. Except Kusatsu and I hated that place. Give me a pitch dark onsen town ...

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 waterfalls are of varying shapes and sizes, and the entire hike takes around two hours. At the end of the trail is Nanadaru Onsen Resort, where you can relax in several thermal pools, with an ...

ONSEN IN MALLS. An onsen-style bath house of Koshidaka Holdings in Japan. Koshidaka operates bath houses under the Maneki no Yu brand, which it aims to bring to Philippine malls and other locations, ...