That’s not the only local secret you’ll find here, as we were recently tipped off to a beautiful hot spring onsen facility just a 10-minute drive from Hita Station, in an area south of the city centre ...

OKURA, Yamagata Prefecture--Norio Sato single-handedly revived the rickshaw tradition in this secluded Hijiori Onsen hot spring resort here in 1998 after a 90-year hiatus, and he's been pulling ...

About 419 miles northeast of Aharen Beach (an overlooked Japanese gem rivaling the Maldives) lies a secluded island perfect .

GOTSU, Japan >> A hot spring area in western Shimane prefecture has been undergoing a renaissance of sorts, thanks to a unique strategy of turning the entire town into what is effectively an ...

From Espace The Hakone to the Hoshinoya Tokyo, we list the best hot spring hotels in Japan to check out this winter.