Before we talk about places to hop into a hot spring, let’s dip our toes in the waters of bathing-related Japanese linguistics. If you’re reading this article, there’s a decent chance that you’re ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--A seasonal open-air hot spring bath alongside a river opened recently, giving visitors the opportunity to relax in what looks like a swimming pool at the Kawayu Onsen spa ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain hermit bath ...

TOKYO -- Hyatt Hotels will open traditional hot-springs resorts in Japan, betting on demand from an influx of tourists from abroad after the relaxing of pandemic-triggered border restrictions.

Winter warmer: Wakayama's hot-spring river bath (vertical video) The 'Sennin-buro,' an open-air bath formed by the damming of a river, has opened for the season at Kawayu Onsen, a hot spring in ...

Dōgo Onsen is Ehime Prefecture’s prime tourism draw. The onsen hot spring district, two kilometers from prefectural capital Matsuyama’s center, is filled with old-fashioned ryokan inns and restaurants ...