There are two types of bathhouses in Tokyo and throughout Japan: onsen and sento. While there are obvious similarities between the two – they're both communal hot-water baths and visitors must ...

Here, sliding screens replace curtains, the onsen-style baths are huge (with ... For a taste of the French Alps in Japan, Palace Hotel Tokyo’s Evian Spa offers 13,000 square feet dedicated ...

with lots and lots of other people? It’s an annual winter tradition here at the Kawayu Onsen spa resort and open to all until Feb. 28. The bathing area alongside the Otogawa river measures ...

At Amanemu, a four-hour, two-train journey from Tokyo or a 25 ... into Amanemu for the spa alone. Sprawling across 2,000 square metres and rooted in Japan's sixth-century onsen tradition, the ...