TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain ...

The 'Sennin-buro,' an open-air bath formed by the damming of a river, has opened for the season at Kawayu Onsen, a hot spring in Wakayama Prefecture. The bath taps into the natural hot spring ...

Residents of Suzu, a city in Ishikawa Prefecture that has been without water since the New Year's Day earthquake, can now wash and unwind in restorative hot spring water in a set of temporary ...