Japan boasts some of the best skiing in Asia. Yamagata prefecture, on the country's chilly west coast, is home to the Zao Mountain ski resort, featuring a near-limitless supply of deep powder. But the ...

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.

These days, it’s hard not to know what an onsen town is. But back when I visited Japan for the third time in 2019, I had no idea this side of Japan even existed. It was only thanks to Papu’s ...

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 ...

The Kusatsu pools trail is shown here. For The Maui News/Jon Woodhouse photo Editor’s note: Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling ...

Tattoos are still taboo when it comes to sento (communal bathhouse) culture in Japan. While they are seen as an expression of individuality in other parts of the world, Japanese society at large still ...

When the hustle, bustle, and other non-rhyming but still fatiguing aspects of big city life start to be too much for your tastes, one of the best ways to relieve yourself of urban stress in Japan is ...