Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I specialize in luxury hotels, Latin America and adventure travel. If tropical heat is a top item on your vacation checklist, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joni Sweet is a journalist who covers travel, wellness, and adventure. A trip to an onsen is a quintessential part of a trip to ...

On a recent concert tour in Japan, I had the chance to visit several thermal baths and to chat with people about the tradition of bathing. I was fascinated by their differences with American spas.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I thought seeing Mt Fuji in sunshine couldn’t be topped, but then I had a bath. A Japanese one. In public. In the nude. When I say in ...

The Japanese onsen pool was found to be teeming with bacteria. Photo / Michael Duva, Getty Images The manager of an 19th-century Japanese guesthouse has apologised after its 158-year-old spa bath was ...

When winter rolls around, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a visit to one of Japan’s many blissful onsen destinations. While there are many famous spots like the whimsical Ginzan Onsen in ...

If you don’t love taking a shower, you’re doing it all wrong. Located directly at the crossroads of hygiene and self-care, showers are, of course, a must — but they’re also a great way to sneak in a ...