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(CNN) — It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from ...

Onsen are baths filled with geothermally heated, mineral-rich water. They’ve long been part of Japanese culture, but foreign travelers often struggle with the nudity aspect. - Boaz Rottem/Alamy Stock ...

(CNN) — It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from ...

One is spoiled for choice when it comes to onsen (hot springs) in Japan. Nowhere is this more evident than the island of Kyushu, with subterranean waters heated by no less than nine active volcanoes.

Imagine walking into a hotel where history stretches back more than 1,300 years. A place where emperors, samurai, and travellers from across Japan have rested and rejuvenated. That place exists, and ...

A Japanese company has crafted technology to concentrate real hot spring water, making it possible to export the genuine Japanese onsen experience. Tokyo-based Le Furo is aiming to export the “onsen” ...

Did you know? 'Guinness Book of World Records' recognizes an onsen establishment (Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan) as one of the oldest hotels in the world, dating as far back as 705 AD. There’s an oddly ...