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Healing in timeless hot spring water in Japan’s Tohoku region
Seasons pass, as do calamities. Time marches on. But onsen hot springs are timeless, flowing since the early days of the Earth. Perhaps the keepers of centuries-old traditional Japanese inns at hot springs are more keenly aware of these sentiments than the rest of us. Such thoughts are worth contemplating amid the pleasant environment of…
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Takamine Onsen exudes ‘simple is best’ philosophy
Takamine Onsen is a ryokan traditional Japanese inn that has the atmosphere and charm of a small, cozy mountain lodge. The accommodations are perfect for everyone, especially hikers…
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Learn more about hot spring water in Japan’s onsen baths
Both the Hot Spring Reports and Inn Reports provide information about water so travelers can make informed decisions about which onsen hot springs and ryokan traditional Japanese inns…
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Noji Onsen Hotel’s outdoor bath is worth a soak in any season
Noji Onsen Hotel in Fukushima Prefecture has superb hot spring waters and several indoor and outdoor baths. Book a visit. It’s plenty…
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Hana, Furusawa Onsen’s Akita Inu, poses for Brutus magazine
Brutus magazine this week simultaneously published a pair of special editions featuring dogs and cats. For the dogs edition, the cover features…
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Enjoy Matsukawa Onsen’s sulfurous waters in picturesque valley
Matsukawa Onsen is blessed with cloudy, blue-hued water, a sign of a high mineral content in the hot spring. Water source temperatures…
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Bask in winter wonderland at Matsukawa Onsen in Tohoku
Winter in Iwate Prefecture is especially wonderful at a hot spring, and one would be hard-pressed to find a better place to enjoy the snow than at Matsukawa Onsen and its three ryokan traditional Japanese inns. Seen here is the mixed-bathing outdoor bath at Kyounso, a fabulous little inn that is worthy of a stay…
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The first step: Discovering Japan’s hot springs
“Every journey begins with the first step,” JRR Tolkien wrote. My visits to Japan’s onsen (温泉) hot springs began more than two decades ago. With Onsen Adventures, I’m building on all the subsequent journeys taken since then to create a useful resource to the best hot springs, ryokan (旅館) traditional Japanese inns and places that…
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