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

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 ...

An eye for hospitality pet peevesTyler Brule, the editorial director of magazine and media platform Monocle, shares some candid thoughts about what the... Quintana Roo embarks on luxury ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Is it possible to rebuild the management of the ryokan as well as to revive this dark, hot spring town?