T he hot springs town of Shibu Onsen is both photogenic and sleepy. It’s been a popular place to visit for more than 1300 years, due in part to the numerous sources of thermal water here.

Come to Nagano! In this stunning pocket of Japan ... In the evenings, wash away the day's fatigue in the on-site onsen, before relishing a lavish kaiseki dinner that features numerous mouthwatering ...

In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

So, when we recently saw that sales on Amazon for Onsen Nail and Cuticle Cream Treatment had spiked by over 7,000%, we were intrigued — could this conditioning cream be that good? We checked it out.

Riding high on the wave of travel to Japan, Air Canada has enlisted a Michelin-starred chef for the first time to develop Japanese kaiseki (multicourse Japanese haute cuisine) to be served in its ...

I’m walking through my hotel room at the Kayotei in Yamanaka Onsen, Japan ... Meals – breakfast and dinner – consist of kaiseki ryori, Japanese multicourse haute cuisine.

NOTO PENINSULA – Soaking in the mineral-rich onsen hot spring water, I let out an involuntary sigh of bliss as the knots in my body loosen after a day of travel. Visiting an onsen is a favourite ...

They all serve in-house kaiseki meals, most rooted in sequence ... and the addition of a new onsen to the spa building in December 2024. Most travelers on the Shinkansen bullet train treat western ...

Born in Suwa in Nagano prefecture, he recalls being a competitive child. His father was a chef in a kaiseki restaurant and his mother a Western cook, but Kobayashi didn’t plan to follow in their ...

But during those long onsen soaks where I had nothing on me but my thoughts, I could see the pleasure of slowing down, being present and floating above. After all, an oasis is only an oasis if it ...