Joshin Etsu Kogen National Park is near Tokyo and has the most popular onsen in Japan. Read this guide to learn about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here are some of the best hot springs in Japan, from Hakone to Yakushima Island. helovi/Getty Image Wellness-oriented escapes are ...

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes.

Visitors to a hot spring resort in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, have been mesmerized by the magical scenery of lantern-lit ...

The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Others of their species ...

L ike humans, some other primates like to huddle in hot springs. Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata ), also called “snow monkeys,” famously gather at natural hot springs to soak together for hours.

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

Looking for a way to distil the country’s quiet islands and lively cities into one trip, Kinza Shenn explored little-known Hyogo ...

Several cities in Japan are grappling with overtourism as local governments take different approaches to curbing crowds. Japan is known for its hot springs (onsens) and bathing facilities surrounded ...