This is the best hot springs national park in Japan

Joshin Etsu Kogen National Park is near Tokyo and has the most popular onsen in Japan. Read this guide to learn about the ...
Yahoo

Hot springs with ocean views? You'll find that and more in Beppu, Japan.

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...
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This Is Japan’s Favorite Hot Springs Town—With Over 2,500 Hot Springs and 7 Colorful ‘Hells’ You Can Visit

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...
CNN

Yes, you have to get completely naked: What it’s really like to visit a Japanese hot spring

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 ...
The Verge

Japanese hot spring resorts let you soak in their baths in VR

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, including in Japan — ninety percent of ryokan inns in the famous Arima hot spring resort town have been closed since the prefecture of Hyogo ...
Barron's

Hot Spring Baths Block Japan's Geothermal Potential

The hot springs at Tsuchiyu Onsen are beloved by bathers but also power a small geothermal plant, making use of an abundant yet barely tapped green energy source in Japan. Although the country dotted ...