Three of these towns — Katayamazu Onsen, Yamashiro Onsen and Yamanaka Onsen — are famous for their onsen, or hot springs. In centuries past, monks and merchant seamen made pilgrimages to these ...

This New, All-inclusive Japanese Resort Has Hot Springs, Fresh Seafood, and One of the Longest Ski Seasons in the World Club Med’s Kiroro Grand is an enchanting, family-friendly all-inclusive ...

But to really get hot and heavy with your spouse, you’ll need to venture outside the big smoke and go soak in the hot springs. Japan boasts some 25,000 hot springs — and Kyushu is rife with them.

Japan is home to 27,000 hot springs sources, but overtourism has reduced some of the country’s onsen water supply to a record low.

This Japanese Island Is Hiding Some of the Country's Best Hot Springs — Where to Soak Some of Japan's best onsens are on the southern island of Shikoku.

Japan is home to 27,000 hot springs sources, but overtourism has reduced some of the country’s onsen water supply to a record low.

W HITE STEAM rises from the waters of Okuhida Onsengo in snowy northern Japan. Each year thousands of bathers from across the country travel to soak in these hot springs. Down the road, meanwhile ...

Mr. Sato, who leads the Society to Protect Japan’s Secluded Hot Springs, and the monitoring gear he installed. A small geothermal site near a hot spring resort in Oguni, Japan.