Dōgo Onsen is Ehime Prefecture’s prime tourism draw. The onsen hot spring district, two kilometers from prefectural capital Matsuyama’s center, is filled with old-fashioned ryokan inns and restaurants ...

Japan is famous for its relaxing *onsen* (hot springs), but there are many off-the-beaten-path towns that provide a unique experience ...

“Come, I’m going to take you on a tour of hell,” my guide explained as we climbed into her van. With our hotel far behind us, the entire town of Beppu suddenly came into view through the windshield; ...

When the hustle, bustle, and other non-rhyming but still fatiguing aspects of big city life start to be too much for your tastes, one of the best ways to relieve yourself of urban stress in Japan is ...

“I want to get into a hot tub filled with warm water,” Satoshi Furukawa, Japanese surgeon and astronaut, said in an interview right after his return from the International Space Station in 2011. I can ...

SINGAPORE, Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda has released its list of the top destinations in Asia for onsen hot spring activities, with Osaka taking the crown, based on ...