I love Japanese onsens (hot springs), and my family... well, they like them. I had heard about Kusatsu and asked my wife to see if she could book a trip out there for us. She delivered and we ...

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some ...

Our explorer visits two old hot springs to learn the significance of bathing to the Japanese spirit. Deep in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture is the town of Kusatsu, its onsen long known for ...

KUSATSU, Gunma Prefecture--A 13-meter-tall tree set in front of the Kusatsu onsen’s iconic “Yubatake” (hot spring field) here is being extravagantly illuminated each night with about 33,000 ...

KUSATSU, Gunma Prefecture—In line with the ... A 13-meter-tall tree decorates the front of the resort’s iconic “Yubatake” (hot spring field) here and is decked out with roughly 30,000 ...

I love Japanese onsens (hot springs), and my family... well, they like them. I had heard about Kusatsu and asked my wife to see if she could book a trip out there for us. She delivered and we rented a ...