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 ...

While staying at Sui Suwako in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, visitors can enjoy open-air bathing on the inn’s rooftop area that overlooks Lake Suwa. However, when you arrive at the entrance of the ...

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 ...

Four people scalded at Austin Hot Springs over the past several days are among the hundreds of people who trespass each year to gain access to the volcanically heated water that percolates from the ...

The Japanese police have arrested 17 men suspected of photographing and filming more than 10,000 women who were bathing in hot springs. Between December 2021 and February, 16 more men were arrested, ...

Darcie Mezek doesn’t mind a few more regulations as long as she’s able to enjoy her time at Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort. “It’s worth it for the rest and relaxation you get,” Mezek said on Saturday, the ...

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 ...