In Japan, bathing in the nude with strangers is just a regular part of onsen culture. But for many foreign visitors, taking that first plunge can be intimidating.

I wrapped my yukata, a cloth kimono, around my naked body, pulling the left side of the fabric over the right, as instructed, and tied the obi sash securely at my waist. The hotel provided these robes ...

The journey to these Arizona thermal springs is not for the faint of heart, but the beautiful setting and the steamy, hot pools make it all worth it.

Forget the ocean. In Ibusuki, a beachside city on Kyushu Island in Japan’s subtropical south, it’s all about the sand. Not the dark color of the sandy granules or even the length or width of the ...

Enjoy a fulfilling travel plan combining Japan's famous fall foliage spots, soothing hot springs, and top tourist attractions. Club Tourism presents seasonal limited tours for autumn 2025. These tours ...

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The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Others of their species ...

The evidence, it would appear, lies in Japan's hot springs. The study, led by graduate researcher Fatima Li-Hau and supervised by associate professor Shawn McGlynn, focused on five hot springs across ...