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 ...

Japanese hot springs attract visitors from all over the world. In the hot-spring heaven that is Japan there are many baths that have interesting additions that may be surprising to foreigners. Here ...

With February here, it’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of security regarding the weather in Japan. After all, in just a month the cherry blossoms are scheduled to start blooming in Tokyo, and ...

TANABE, Wakayama -- A large open-air river bath began to welcome guests on Dec. 1 as part of an annual event at Kawayu Hot Spring in this western Japan city. The "sennin buro," meaning mountain hermit ...

TANABE, Wakayama -- A large outdoor riverside hot spring bath opened for the season in this western Japan city on Dec. 4, and visitors can take a dip for free until the end of February 2023. The ...

Winter warmer: Wakayama's hot-spring river bath 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 Wakayama Prefecture.

Residents of Suzu, a city in Ishikawa Prefecture that has been without water since the New Year's Day earthquake, can now wash and unwind in restorative hot spring water in a set of temporary baths ...

Located on the upper reaches of the Eai River as it flows through the Ōsaki region in the north of Miyagi Prefecture is the Naruko Hot Springs Resort. Believed to have been established over a ...