Located inside the national park that is home to Mount Fuji, it is less than two hours from Tokyo. A Buddhist monk is said to have opened the first onsen here, in 738 CE.

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However, the greatest labour is expended on maintaining the onsen (thermal bath); these are found across Japan, often within ryokans. The waters, in the case of Hanakanzashi, bubble up from a ...

The Onsen Experience: Bonding in Japan’s Famous Hot Springs. If the tour lacks anything, it is confident guiding. Our lead guide does not seem at ease with the route ...

As winter’s chill inches into Nozawa Onsen, a natural hot spring village in the Japanese Alps of Nagano Prefecture, a warm, welcoming community known as Shizen Collective enters its third year ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its scenic snowy views, has begun limiting entry to day trippers during winter peak season. CNN values your feedback 1.

Japan's super-aged society continues to gray, with 29.3 percent of its population now aged 65 or older, the highest rate of any country worldwide, according to a Japanese statistics bureau report ...