Beauty & Spa The Healing Powers of Yunomine Onsen Alena Eckelmann Yunomine is a small hot spring village in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Legend has it that water from a statue of Yakushi Nyora...
Area Zao Onsen Alena Eckelmann Zao Onsen (Zao hotspring) is one of the oldest hot springs in the northeastern part of the Tohoku region, in Yamagata Prefect...
Beauty & Spa Electric Bath at Funaoka Onsen Karen Zheng Located in the quaint northern suburbs of Kyoto, Funaoka Onsen was established in 1923 and is one of the most authentic old s...
Beauty & Spa The Shimokita Hanto Amber Mezbourian Take a roadtrip to one of Honshu's remotest spots, visit the entrance to Hell, and admire the amazing rock formations at Hoto...
Beauty & Spa Three Days in Kyoto & Shiga (day 1) Joe Peters This article describes day one of three spent in Kyoto and includes some sites and lodging information, such as the Biwako Ha...
Beauty & Spa Tomo-no-ura in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Emmie Tsumura The picturesque seaside town of Tomo-no-ura. It is the setting of Hayao Miyazaki's animated fantasy film, Ponyo, and renowned...
Beauty & Spa Naspa Ski Garden in Yuzawa Alena Eckelmann Yuzawa Onsen has 16 ski resorts, about 30 hotspring baths and numerous hotels, pension, ski lodges and ryokan (traditional Ja...
Beauty & Spa Yoro Keikoku Valley, Chiba R A The Yoro Valley or Yoro Keikoku is a rugged, lush, valley carved over centuries by the Yoro River. It is located in the centr...
Beauty & Spa Okunoyu Onsen in Kyushu Benoit Hardy Chartrand Kurokawa Onsen is one of the best onsen towns in Japan, and Okunoyu is one of its best establishments.