But few places embody the rich onsen tradition as perfectly as Beppu, a beautiful mountain city on the southern island of ...

Japan is famously known for its hot springs, or onsen, which provide a peaceful retreat from the city chaos. While famous ...

We meet a cat who fearlessly patrols crocodile enclosures heated by onsen steam. At a shopping arcade, we encounter early rising cats and a tengu statue. We even meet cats who enjoy billiards!

I’m not entirely sure of their appreciation of onsen etiquette, however. Japanese hot springs in Beppu, Japan. Photo: Samuel Berner Beppu also has open-air baths, known as rotenburo, some of ...

A video series by the Oita Prefecture of Japan highlights the many applications of geothermal and the co-existence of power ...

It’s the first day of our Walk Japan experience on the southern island of Kyushu, but the trip has already gone to Hell, ...

TAT partners with Japan for the Songkran Warm Water Onsen event, linking the festival with international tourism promotion.

Oita Prefecture in Kyushu has the largest number of sources for hot springs in Japan. In onsen-rich Beppu in the prefecture, the bathing tax was raised in fiscal 2019 to protect hot spring ...

A manager of an onsen ryokan in Beppu, also in the prefecture, said guests from outside the planet can receive a discount of up to 10,000 yen ($87.30). “We would like to contribute to Oita ...