With February here, it’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of security regarding the weather in Japan. After all, in just a month the cherry blossoms are scheduled to start blooming in Tokyo, and ...

To the west of Mount Hotaka lies Okuhida Onsengō, an area in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, known to hot-spring lovers throughout Japan. The region includes the villages of Hirayu, Fukuji, Shinhirayu, ...

If you’re headed to Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, during the winter, it’s pretty safe bet that if you’re OK with cold weather. After all, Hokkaido’s two biggest wintertime attractions are ...

Furōfushi Onsen is located on Koganezaki, a cape in the town of Fukaura, on the beautiful Sea of Japan coast of Aomori Prefecture. The natural hot springs have been known since ancient times, when ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--How about an outdoor hot spring bath ... with lots and lots of other people? It’s an annual winter tradition here at the Kawayu Onsen spa resort and open to all until Feb.

TANABE, Wakayama -- An outdoor, riverside hot spring bath, a winter specialty in the Kawayu Onsen spa area in this west Japan city, opened to the public on Dec. 5. Known as "Sennin-buro" (mountain ...

A group of capybara is seen being treated to a rare hot outdoor bath at the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo, in the city of Toyama in central Japan's Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2020. Bamboo cut ...