An onsen is a traditional Japanese hot spring, featuring baths that are fuelled by geothermal activity beneath the Earth's surface. These baths, which can be found all over Japan due to the country's ...

Japanese hospitality is in a category all its own, and its 5-star properties set a global standard. Combine their care and innovation with the nation’s onsen surplus, and you’ve got every excuse to ...

The Japanese portfolio of luxury hotel brand Aman is full of head-turners – from the sleek, sky-brushing minimalism of Aman Tokyo, perched high above the city's electric bustle, to the hushed, lantern ...

New Yorkers will soon be able to bathe in a traditional onsen experience, as Hoshino Resorts Inc. has announced it will open a Japanese-style inn with a spa in Sharon Springs, New York, in 2028. This ...

The hotel is the first Waldorf Astoria in Japan—and we were the first to stay. The hotel is in the buzzy Umekita neighbor, near Osaka Station and the new 11-acre Umekita Park. Entry-level rooms feel ...

A small, largely off-the-grid hot spring town best known for churning out some of the country’s best wasabi along Japan’s Izu Peninsula, Shuzenji was gearing up to host a series of cycling events for ...

The ‘art island’ of Naoshima, on the Seto Inland Sea, draws crowds for its pumpkin sculpture by Yayoi Kusama, the Benesse House Museum and installations set in historic homes. Accommodation struggles ...

The Japanese hotel company Hoshino Resorts is aiming to open its first new-build U.S. hotel in Sharon Springs, New York, which once drew crowds of tourists for its mineral springs. Hoshino Resorts ...

Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano was the guest of honor at the reopening of SM Kenko Spa. In addition to being famous for Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms, and its cuisine, Japan is also known for its ...

The manager of an 19th-century Japanese guesthouse has apologised after its 158-year-old spa bath was found to be teeming with poisonous bacteria. The Daimaru Besso guesthouse in Fukuoka Prefecture ...

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