Japan saw a record number of visitors last year. Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in the mountains of the northern Yamagata region ...

Driving along the Yamanami Highway from Kumamoto to Beppu and back brings beautiful views and chances to relax in hot-spring ...

Founded in 705 C.E., Keiunkan has been visited for centuries because of its bountiful hot springs that were believed to have healing properties. The remote ryokan (a Japanese term that means ...

It is a hot spring, or an "onsen" resort in Hyogo Prefecture. About 100 "ryokan" or traditional Japanese inns line a 1-kilometer street, which are visited by 1 million tourists a year. The way to ...

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About two hours by train from Tokyo is the highly regarded hot spring resort town Hakone. A number of ryokan are spread throughout the region, but Gora Kadan is arguably the most famous.

Tokyo, Japan - Newsfile Corp. - December - Channel 47 announced the launch of the Seven Great Onsen Resorts in Gunma Hopping Fair. The limited time event will include the sale of dedicated facility ...

One great aspect of ryokan is that they have their own communal hot-spring bathing facilities, so you don’t need to leave your lodgings for a soothing onsen (hot spring) soak. If you are shy ...

AIZU-WAKAMATSU, Fukushima Prefecture--Through the magic of a fantasy manga series, an onsen hot spring resort here is ... stage has been in place since the ryokan opened in 1989, used to welcome ...

This will mark the first time a Japanese hotel company opens a traditional ryokan inn featuring hot spring baths in the United States, according to the company’s announcement on Oct. 17.

From Espace The Hakone to the Hoshinoya Tokyo, we list the best hot spring hotels in Japan to check out this winter.