Relax in Japan

Onsen culture is one of the most distinctly Japanese travel experiences. Learn how to visit hot spring towns properly, and find the destinations where the ritual of bathing becomes the whole trip.

New guides for this category are coming soon.

Explore Other Ways to Experience Japan

Taste Japan

Regional food and culinary travel across Japan.

A large wooden torii gate at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo

Sacred Japan

Shrines, temples, and the spiritual side of Japan.

A tree with vivid orange autumn leaves in front of a building

Japan Through the Seasons

Spring, summer, autumn and winter travel.