Ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn that offers guests a unique and immersive experience of Japanese culture and hospitality. These establishments have a long history and are known for their warm ...

Japanese hot springs attract visitors from all over the world. In the hot-spring heaven that is Japan there are many baths that have interesting additions that may be surprising to foreigners. Here ...

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes. The macaques that bathe showed different lice distributions and gut ...

With Tokyo Fashion Week coming to a close, there is much to see and do outside of the collections—from the gardens to the shrines and the obligatory (and adorable) stationery store romps. However, few ...

(CNN) — It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from ...

Nothing quite beats the sweet smell of pancakes in the morning, topped with a dollop of butter and drizzled with maple syrup. Pancake Day – which, if you didn’t know, was Feb 28 – may have already ...

Anyone who’s ever soaked in a Japanese hot spring will know just how glorious it can feel, not only for the heat of the water, but all the minerals that benefit the skin. It’s a luxurious sensation ...