Japan is home to 27,000 hot springs sources, but overtourism has reduced some of the country’s onsen water supply to a record ...

Initially, Ureshino was a hotspot for domestic tourists. There were only a meagre 25,000 residents here. Over time, Ureshino ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized ... but a surge in tourism has left some onsen towns running low on water; leaving local officials feeling anything but zen.

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local authorities said on ...

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local authorities said ...

It can be hard to find a good, authentic, rustic onsen hot spring complex that isn’t geared towards tourists in Tokyo, so ...