It’s not easy to find a natural hot spring in the most populated city in the world. But Hoshinoya Tokyo has gone to great lengths. The luxurious ryokan (Japanese inn), which has a no-shoe policy ...

It can be hard to find a good, authentic, rustic onsen hot spring complex that isn’t geared towards tourists in Tokyo, so whenever we find one we’re always tempted to keep it a secret. However, one of ...

In Japan, one doesn’t need to travel far to enjoy the many natural hot springs — or onsens in Japanese — the country has to offer. In fact, it is commonly said that digging 1,000 meters underground ...

Guests staying at these two ryokans have their pick of the city’s al fresco bathing on very different budgets. It’s not easy to find a natural hot spring in the most populated city in the world. But ...