TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain hermit bath ...

TANABE, Wakayama -- A large outdoor riverside hot spring bath opened for the season in this western Japan city on Dec. 4, and visitors can take a dip for free until the end of February 2023. The ...

Nagano Prefecture in the midwinter. At Jigokudani Onsen in Yamanouchi‐machi, Shimotakai‐gun, you can see the monkey "Snow Monkey" soaked in the hot spring every day. "Why don't they get cold after the ...

With February here, it’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of security regarding the weather in Japan. After all, in just a month the cherry blossoms are scheduled to start blooming in Tokyo, and ...

Winter warmer: Wakayama's hot-spring river bath The 'Sennin-buro,' an open-air bath formed by the damming of a river, has opened for the season at Kawayu Onsen, a hot spring in Wakayama Prefecture.