Activities Nagato Yumoto Onsen Illuminations 2026 Jan 16th - Mar 8th A special event running from late January until late February brings light and sound to Nagato Yumoto Onsen after dark, with beautiful illuminations popping
Activities Karurusu Onsen Winter Festival 2026 Early Mar The annual Karurusu Onsen Winter Festival in Hokkaido invites participants to play snow-related games and win prizes.
Activities Mashu Onsen Roadside Station Amanda Ho walls—as well as one of Japanese’s favorite activities, hot springs or onsen... While on the way to the popular Lake Akan, I chanced upon Mashu Onsen Roadside
Outdoors Matsunoyama Onsen Royal Backcountry Rufus Starbuck A backcountry ski tour retracing a route taken by an Imperial party in the 50s leaving from Matsunoyama Onsen Ski Area, through the mountains, and then
Activities Yumoto Onsen Snow Festival Todd Wojnowski The Yumoto Onsen Snow Festival features amazing ice sculptures tucked into hollowed-out snow domes called kamakura.
Activities Sounkyo Onsen Ice Fall Festival 2026 Jan 24th - Mar 8th Celebrate the beauty of Hokkaido's harsh winter Sounkyo Onsen, Hokkaido
Activities Kurokawa Onsen Yu Akari Illumination 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Mar The Yu Akari Illumination at Kumamoto's Kurokawa Onsen is now in its tenth year, and it sees hundreds of locally-crafted bamboo lanterns decorating the
Activities Carp Streamers at Tsuetate Onsen 2026 Early Apr - Early May Hundreds of carp streamers are strung over the swift-flowing river at Kumamoto Prefecture's Tsuetate Onsen every year from April to early May.