There's nothing quite like coastal Japan—I love waking up to island-dotted bays and gentle sea breezes. In this particular ...

Dabble in Japan’s natural wine scene and learn about unique regional varieties at New Basara. Spend a night at Galleria ...

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 ...

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 ...

The roots of sweat bathing stretch across centuries. In a blog post, the British Sauna Society noted Britain’s forgotten rituals, from Bronze Age sweat lodges to the elaborate Thermae the Romans built ...

Police in Japan have uncovered a voyeurism ring of men who secretly photographed and filmed at least 10,000 women bathing in hot springs across the country over the past 30 years. On Feb. 1, the ...

Japan’s police have busted a voyeurism ring that filmed thousands of women bathing in hot springs across Japan for over 30 years. Police in Shizuoka prefecture have arrested 16 men in a breakthrough ...

But a new study suggests that bathing in hot water after eating yogurt could bring a multitude of benefits, from boosting cognition to fighting off colon cancer. Yogurt, especially varieties with live ...