Japanese people have loved onsen since ancient times for the comfort they bring to mind and body. (See Soaking up the Benefits: Japan’s Hot Springs Tradition). Here are 12 of the best. The naturally ...

Japanese people have loved onsen since ancient times for the comfort they bring to mind and body. We introduce the beauty benefits and anti-ageing effects offered by hot springs while examining the ...

In Japan, bathing is more than just a way to get clean—it’s an ancient tradition elevated to an art form. Long regarded as both a physical and spiritual experience, communal bathing has historically ...

In Onsen Master, your day consists of taking customers to the onsen of their choice, as well as keep up with maintenance. Most of the time, however, you are dealing with the customers and making baths ...

I wholeheartedly concur with the folk song that originated in Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma Prefecture: “Kusatsu Yoitoko Ichido wa Oide” (Kusatsu is a good place, come here at least once). There are hot ...

Japan’s more than 25,000 naturally-occurring mineral hot springs help power 3,000 spa resorts across the country. Thanks to its location in a volcanic zone, Japan is a hotbed -- quite literally -- of ...

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