This one-day music fest takes place at a hotel in Tokushima'a Iya hot springs area, allowing visitors to combine onsen soaking with gigs by veteran rap crew Scha Dara Parr, alt-rockers Cinema Staff, ...

An onsen is a traditional Japanese hot spring, featuring baths that are fuelled by geothermal activity beneath the Earth's surface. These baths, which can be found all over Japan due to the country's ...

Learn the rules of onsen use and pick from one of these soothing venues, each set in gorgeous and peaceful surroundings in the busy Japanese capital It is widely believed that to enjoy the healing ...

These days, it’s hard not to know what an onsen town is. But back when I visited Japan for the third time in 2019, I had no idea this side of Japan even existed. It was only thanks to Papu’s ...

I'm all for riding bullet trains, enjoying the bright lights of Tokyo and attending the sumo wrestling when in Japan, but I reckon a visit to an onsen or hot-spring resort is the country's top ...