Izu Retreat by Onko Chishin, in Shizuoka, Japan, is housed in a historic ryokan, with a seafood restaurant and hot spring–fed ...
Above: An onsen in the newly renovated Nishimuraya Honkan, a ryokan in the town of Kinosaki. The Gora Kadan ryokan in Hakone. Located inside the national park that is home to Mount Fuji, it is less ...
Discover Asia’s top 5 onsen destinations to explore in 2026, from Osaka and Kyoto to Ha Long, Beppu and Nagasaki, as wellness ...
Certain kinds of accommodation offer a window into the national soul. Step onto the flagstones of an ancient English inn, into the pine-panelled cosiness of an Alpine rifugio or beyond the gates of an ...
An urban explorer has uncovered a hauntingly preserved resort town in Japan, where towering hotels sit crumbling along a riverside cliff. It’s been untouched for over three decades, according to ...
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 the next ...