In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

A lmost a century after the Japanese government hired famed Austrian skimeister Hannes Schneider to introduce Alpine skiing ...

Just a short, icy shuffle to Niseko’s buzzing Grand Hirafu village, this six-storey property in Niseko offers 32 serviced ...

Some onsen have even been forced to close due to insufficient water supply. Local officials noted that despite restrictions and calls for water conservation, the tourism boom continues unabated.

When visiting Japan, travelers can stay at a traditional ryokan with a communal onsen or opt for a private dip in an open-air bath like this one in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

His-and-hers onsens with both indoor and outdoor baths are on the same floor, although the latter is noisy when I visit as there seems to be a congregation of chatty men in the outdoor onsen next ...

The massive influx of foreign tourists has proven to be more bane than boon for the Japanese onsen [hot spring] industry. As of Saturday, 15th March, local government units throughout the country ...