What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word onsen?Where nice and quiet, where you may rest in hot water, away from the stresses of the world. Contrast this with the hustle, throngs, and never-ending activity of Japan’s metropolis, Tokyo.It seems entirely incompatible, doesn’t it?However, with these 5 hotels that include on-site onsens, you can have the best of both worlds. After a long day of rushing… Read More
Sunshine and Peaches Okayama is the place to go in Chugoku Region. If you want to live in a beautiful rural setting right out of a picture book. The Seto-Ohashi bridge spans the Seto Inland Sea. Connecting Kojima in Okayama to Kagawa in Shikoku. You may enjoy beautiful views of Mount Washu from this impressive demonstration of contemporary engineering. Or take a boat excursion from the dock. The prefecture’s mascot is the… Read More
Akita (秋田県, Akita-ken) is a large prefecture at the Sea of Japan coast in the northern Tohoku Region. Prefectural capital is Akita City. Among Akita’s main attractions are: its natural beauty of mountains and the sea, hot springs and the town of Kakunodate, which preserves one of Japan’s most interesting samurai districts. Nyuto Onsen Nyuto Onsen is a collection of onsen ryokan in the mountains of the eastern Akita Prefecture. The area… Read More