Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travel by train (and ferry) around Kyushu, a center of onsen culture. Courtesy of Hoshino Resorts Guest cabins at Kai Yufuin, a ...

The Kinugawa Onsen district in Tochigi Prefecture is one of Japan's top three hot spring resort areas, known for its hot ...

There's nothing quite like coastal Japan—I love waking up to island-dotted bays and gentle sea breezes. In this particular town, though, the landscape is peppered with tendrils of steam and mist that ...

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

From southern Japan to the English countryside, these properties put the focus on therapeutic waters. A hot spring-fed pool at the Kai Yufuin hotel on the island of Kyushu in Japan.Credit...Courtesy ...

When Broadway-style shows compete with other cruise entertainmentEven as a lover of theater, I'm often pulled in different directions when I'm on a big cruise ship with a small amount of time. We all ...

I wrapped my yukata, a cloth kimono, around my naked body, pulling the left side of the fabric over the right, as instructed, and tied the obi sash securely at my waist. The hotel provided these robes ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home ...