The onsen has attracted more than 800,000 visitors since opening and has aroused the interest of the Japanese public as an onsen for both the old and young.

One of Japan's top luxury hotel firms will open an "onsen" resort in upstate New York. Onsens are bath houses where patrons relax naked together in mineral-rich water of various temperatures.

While onsen are now ubiquitous in urban luxury hotels, to truly experience Japan’s bathing culture you should visit one of its onsen-gai, or onsen towns, developed in areas with large ...

Japan is proud of its bathing traditions. For many Westerners, though, the fact that these traditions involve being naked with strangers is awkward at best, even though men and women bathe separately.

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.

The age-old Japanese ritual of soaking in a hot spring-fed tub feels like an escape from the stresses of everyday life—something just about everyone needs right now.

Kinugawa Onsen still draws some curious visitors, said SWNS, but the ghost town of abandoned hotels stands as a quiet and mysterious relic of Japan’s tourism boom and bust.

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.

Nestled in a lush mountain valley along the Sea of Japan, the 1,300-year-old Japanese hot spring town of Kinosaki is a truly idyllic getaway.