From Niseko to Zao, here's where to ski in Japan. Niseko is one of Japan’s most popular ski destinations for international visitors, with a lot of multilingual support and plenty of creature comforts.
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, including in Japan — ninety percent of ryokan inns in the famous Arima hot spring resort town have been closed since the prefecture of Hyogo ...
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 ...
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 ...
For the legendary "Japow," the country's famously soft snow, set your sights on Hokkaido destinations like Niseko, Rusutsu, and Tomamu. Take an après-ski soak in the hot springs at resorts like Nozawa ...