Above: An onsen in the newly renovated Nishimuraya Honkan, a ryokan in the town of Kinosaki. There is no better way to end a trip to Japan (is anyone not going there these days?) than with the ...

Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka represent the big three for most visitors to Japan. There, you’ll revel in the bright lights and big ...

Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters that bubble away within them.

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.

Visitors are rushing to Japan at the moment as the weak yen is making the normally big-budget destination more affordable. While the Japanese are famed for their polite and welcoming nature, the ...

Experience Japan’s best cuisine and Onsen bath houses all in one tour Is there a quicker way of getting to know your fellow travellers than to get naked together in a public hot springs bath? Or ...

Singaporean man arrested in Japan for allegedly committing indecent acts in hot spring Man, 55, accused of inappropriately touching minor at Niigata onsen ...

The village of Ichinono is emblematic of Japan's demographic woes as marriages and births continue to decline.

The modern Inunaki Village is less populated, and the original settlement is mostly forgotten. However, the supernatural stories linked to the area have kept their place in Japan's urban legend.

A village is replacing young people with mannequins as population dwindles: ‘Outnumbered by puppets’ The village has a population of 60, with the last baby being born two decades ago ...

The once-thriving Japanese hamlet of Nanmoku was known for its silk and timber industries. Today, it is the country's most aged village, with two-thirds of residents over age 65. On today's show ...

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 ...