Well away from the established Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka route on the main island ... you're not allowed to wear a bathing suit in Japanese hot springs; you need to be naked to enter the bath.

What's more, Japan is famous for its steaming hot springs, with more than 17,000 of them around the country. From his home in Kyoto Prefecture, poet and literary translator Peter MacMillan guides ...

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign ... "Water levels are falling, but hot springs remain operational," Daisuke Murakami, mayor of Ureshino in Saga ...

Japan has long featured on European bucket lists ... and Myoko Kogen attract skiers and snowboarders from around the world, while the region’s hot springs provide the perfect way to unwind after a day ...

03:52 Japan’s powerful hot springs industry hopes geothermal energy potential stays untapped Japan’s powerful hot springs industry hopes geothermal energy potential stays untapped Hot springs ...

Hit the beach and unwind in hot springs in two of Japan's seaside towns ... Osaka and the World Heritage temples and shrines of Kyoto, Shirahama and Kushimoto are a different world – ideal ...

SAGA, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo ... "Water levels are falling, but hot springs remain operational," Daisuke Murakami, mayor of Ureshino in Saga Prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu ...

Japan has long featured on European bucket ... while the region’s hot springs provide the perfect way to unwind after a day on the slopes. One of the most unique aspects of Hokuriku’s ...