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A Matsumoto bento maker teams up with students and the local agricultural co-op to create a castle town feast.

Deep in a snow-covered mountain valley nestled in the Japanese Alps, a natural hot spring bubbles out of the earth, enshrouded in curtains of thick steam.

Private baths let you have some alone time in the tub.

Oita has the most hot spring sources, but Hokkaido has the most spas—and the highest onsen is in Toyama.

This collection of winter snowscapes will help you beat the winter chill in the most unique way possible.

Tyler Lynch met his future wife on a trip to a hot spring inn. They were living in Seattle when fate intervened.

With 30 distinct hot springs and 13 public onsen, Nozawa Onsen has been renowned for its hot springs since the Edo period.

SnowJapan is greeting the 2015/2016 season with a sprawling travel section upgrade.