The popular hot spring town of Ginzan Onsen in the Yamagata region of Japan is the latest tourist destination to jump on the overtourism bandwagon after implementing visitor restrictions and ...

Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in northern Yamagata region, draws around 330,000 visitors each year. Many share photos online of its old-fashioned buildings blanketed in snow and illuminated by ...

Yamagata Prefecture ... This classic onsen (hot spring) town is famous for its wooden Japanese inns that line both sides of the Ginzan River, evoking a nostalgic feel of yesteryear.

Ginzan Onsen, a hot spring town in the Yamagata region, is now limiting daytrippers in the winter season. Its dark wood Edo-era houses are thought to be the inspiration for Oscar-winning animator ...