NAGANO, Japan -- Chikuma, a city in central Japan's Nagano prefecture, is striving to revitalize its onsen hot spring resorts. A major part of this strategy is a revival of geisha and "snack bar" ...

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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Two things can be true at once — and in Japan they usually are. It’s a land of contradictions and, thanks to this and its reputation ...

I’m standing in a shower, scrubbing my hair with shampoo, completely starkers. It’s a normal occurrence, of course, to shower naked. Except this time, I’m surrounded by seven other women, all of whom ...

These days, it’s hard not to know what an onsen town is. But back when I visited Japan for the third time in 2019, I had no idea this side of Japan even existed. It was only thanks to Papu’s ...

On a recent concert tour in Japan, I had the chance to visit several thermal baths and to chat with people about the tradition of bathing. I was fascinated by their differences with American spas.