In Japan, bathing in the nude with strangers is just a regular part of onsen culture. But for many foreign visitors, taking that first plunge can be intimidating.
While the crowds continue to gather in Tokyo and Kyoto, now is the right time to venture off the beaten path to rural hot ...
Central Hokkaido deserves a spot on your Japan itinerary—here's where to stay, what to do, and where to eat while you're ...
A legendary wrestling referee from Japan died after being attacked by a bear at a famous hot spring. According to local ...
The evidence, it would appear, lies in Japan's hot springs. The study, led by graduate researcher Fatima Li-Hau and supervised by associate professor Shawn McGlynn, focused on five hot springs across ...
New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event. Some 2.3 billion years ago, the Earth would have been ...