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Netsu no Yu

Netsu no Yu

Hannah Morse

Witness the traditional cool-down method of hot springs in Kusatsu.

Gunma 2
Shinetsu Trail, Part 1

Shinetsu Trail, Part 1

Rowland Douglas

The Shinetsu Trail is a 4-6 day hike, running north-east from Mt. Madarao by Lake Nojiri. Moderately strenuous but not technically..

Nagano
Tamatsukuri Onsen, Shimane

Tamatsukuri Onsen, Shimane

Lester Goh

Tamatsukuri Onsen is one of the oldest onsen in all of Japan, dating back to 733 AD, when apparently the Shinto Gods themselves..

Shimane 1
Bessho Onsen

Bessho Onsen

Scott Brause

Bessho Onsen in Nagano prefecture is a perfect day trip from Tokyo. Go on a weekday for fresh air and blissful relief from the madding..

Nagano 2
The Yunohira of Yore

The Yunohira of Yore

Scott Brause

A traveler discovers that his long-cherished Shangri-la, Yunohira Onsen in western Japan's Oita Prefecture, is still toying..

Oita