Japan is a paradise for hot-spring lovers, with over 3,000 “onsen” locations nationwide. For centuries, Japanese have loved hot-spring baths. This way of relaxing mind and body remains as ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu ... Bathers must wear swimming suits or traditional “yuamigi ...

NAHA--After a rocky start, Kariyushi wear (the Okinawan version of the Hawaiian ... At that time, most people from mainland Japan who visited Okinawa did so for a memorial trip to mourn Japanese ...