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 ...
Popular travel destination to hike hot springs 'bathing tax' in effort to tackle overtourism: report
Several cities in Japan are grappling with overtourism as local governments take different approaches to curbing crowds. Japan is known for its hot springs (onsens) and bathing facilities surrounded ...
On a recent concert tour in Japan, I had the chance to visit several thermal baths and to chat with people about the tradition of bathing. I was fascinated by their differences with American spas.
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 ...
An increasing number of municipalities have raised the “bathing tax” rate on overnight visitors at “onsen” hot spring resorts ...
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What happens at a Japanese onsen that doesn’t happen at any spa — and the specific etiquette rules that make it so different
The Japanese onsen — natural hot spring bath — is often described as similar ...
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