In Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, the Ito city will raise the bathing tax to ... 2022 shows a general view of Tsuchiyu Onsen, a hot spring town in Fukushima prefecture (AFP via Getty Images) ...

Several Japanese cities are increasing the “bathing tax” for overnight visitors to onsen (hot spring) resorts, in an attempt to deal with rising tourism. This tax has been raised in regions ...

From my current home along Kyoto’s Kamogawa River to the streets of Osaka, where I travel sometimes, and even to Itako City, where I once lived, I have followed the bloom across Japan. Each place, ...

Life Where I'm From The Japanese City Where You Can Own a Hot Spring Home Posted: May 12, 2025 | Last updated: May 12, 2025 I recently found out that there's a city in Japan, Beppu, where many ...

Several Japanese cities are increasing the “bathing tax” for overnight visitors to onsen (hot spring) resorts, in an attempt to deal with rising tourism. This tax has been raised in regions including ...

Experience the splendor of spring in Japan—a must-see event that every ... The Tokyo Dome Hotel opened on June 1st, 2000 in Tokyo Dome City, one of the biggest entertainment hubs in central ...

In Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, the Ito city will raise the bathing tax to ... and fossil seawater formations. The 1948 Hot Spring Act defines an onsen as water, vapour, or gas (excluding ...

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 ...