Japan’s island of Kyushu often gets overlooked by a lot of overseas tourists to Japan, but it’s a place that deserves to be ...

Bathing in Japan has been an integral part of Japanese culture for centuries, with many people relying on local public baths, ...

In the depths of Kyoto’s picturesque Ohara region lies Hachikan Ohara, a luxury accommodation built for those who want to ...

Japanese onsens -- bath houses where patrons relax naked together in mineral-rich water of various temperatures -- are a major domestic industry beloved by both locals and tourists. Hoshino ...

Our first night’s supper sets the tone for the week. It’s chanko-nabe, a hotpot loaded with chicken, tofu, noodles, cabbage and bean sprouts, beloved by sumo wrestlers for bulking up. On this Sunday ...

Tourists and local residents have enjoyed a hot bath with the fragrant scent of apples in Yokote City, northern Japan. A bath at a hot spring inn was filled with 160 apples to promote locally ...

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For dinner, guests can enjoy Japanese and Western-style fusion cuisine. Bright, airy, and beautiful are the words that come to my mind when I think of Fujiya Hotel’s property. From the building’s ...

Forest bathing is based on scientific evidence that time spent in nature is good for you. The term emerged in the 1980s from ...

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