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I Stripped Down for a Bath in Japan's Sulfuric Hot Springs — Here's Why You Should Too
In Japan, home to tens of thousands of mineral-rich onsens (hot springs), hydrotherapy isn’t just an occasional indulgence—but rather a way of life. I... Read More
In Hokkaido, the Ultimate Japanese Snow Country
If all you know of Japan's countryside is what you see outside your bullet-train windows on runs between Osaka and Tokyo—a picturesque banality managed... Read More
10 Reasons Hokkaido Should Be the Next Place You Go
Kyoto has temples, Okinawa has beaches, Ishikawa has samurai, Hakone has Mount Fuji, and Tokyo has everything. But it’s Hokkaido, Japan’s most northern... Read More
From Thrillist: Japan's Massive Annual Snowball Fight
Recognizing there's a better way to survive the Polar Vortex than hurling boiling pots of water into the air, modern-day Japanese warriors took to the... Read More
Best Romantic Winter Getaways
Of the 30-plus countries that Cathy Grey has visited, on every continent save Antarctica, her greatest love affair has been with a Berber village in... Read More