In the country’s Yoshino forests, cedar and cypress have been tended for generations, offering an unmatched setting to ...

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The Japanese bath house is a wonderful cultural experience that many tourists long to have. In this guide, you'll learn about proper etiquette and the ins and outs of going. Pictured here is an image ...

A visit to the forest may do more than calm the mind. It could strengthen the body’s immune system. A Japanese study has found that “Shinrinyoku”, or forest bathing, helps improve natural killer (NK) ...

Several cities in Japan are grappling with overtourism as local governments take different approaches to curbing crowds. Japan is known for its hot springs (onsens) and bathing facilities surrounded ...

Forest bathing is a mindful, meditative practice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku in Japanese, ...

There’s one important cultural custom involving the ultra-relaxing onsen, of which you may not be aware if you're planning an ...

We often rush through our cleansing routines daily. In the mornings, we take quick showers and head out to face the crazed modern world. If we are lucky, we can wind down at the end of a busy day with ...

The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Others of their species ...