Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Go off the tourist track and into the heart of Japan. Here are 10 hidden gems to visit in Japan, according to a local.

Just off the main street and surrounded by hot springs, ​the Hotel Lucent Takamiya is nestled into the frozen Zao Mountains ...

In Ao Oni: The Horror of Blueberry Onsen, you follow a group of kids who go to investigate an abandoned hot spring. The hot spring is the talk of the rumor mills, with many believing it is home to ...

YAMAGATA -- The Miyamakasumizakura cherry tree, known as the "only cherry tree of its kind in the world," is in full bloom at a botanical garden here, delighting visitors. The Miyamakasumizakura ...

Onsen come in many types and shapes, including outdoor rotenburo or notenburo and indoor baths. Baths are often run as part of a ryokan, or Japanese inn.. Photo by John S. Lander/LightRocket via Getty ...

Cherry blossoms bloom over a snow-covered field in the village of Okura, Yamagata Prefecture ... are planted at a park golf course near the Hijiori Onsen hot spring resort. The pink petals ...