What is a Ryokan? Ryokans are the best way to experience Japanese culture and enjoy the true comforts of Japanese hospitality and service.
Hot springs have a very long history in Japan, and they are an intimate part of Japanese culture. There are over 3,000 "onsen" ,or hot springs, in Japan. Many can be found at the ryokans available on Japanese Guest Houses.
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Abashiri is a city on the northeastern coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. It’s known for drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, explained in the Okhotsk Ry?hy? Museum on Mount Tento. The city and nearby lakes are part of Abashiri Quasi-National Park. Near Lake T?futsu, Koshimizu Gensei-kaen is a wildflower preserve. The top 3 attractions in Abashiri is: Ryuhyo (drift Ice), The Prison Museum an
Welcome to Kiso-Fukushima. Kiso-Fukushima is a beautiful little town in Nagano Prefecture, central Honshu, on the railway line between Nagoya and Matsumoto. Kiso-Fukushima is located on the historic Edo Period Nakasendo highway linking Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). Kiso-Fukushima was an important check-point on the Nakasendo and its historic sekisho, or barrier station, is one of only two on the route. K
Okuhida Onsengo is famous for its hot springs, and especially so for its rotemburo (outdoor baths) with views of the surrounding Northern Japan Alps. Five onsen towns have developed along Okuhida\'s valleys, each with its own unique character and hot spring water, as they are fed from different hot spring sources. The towns offer a variety of baths, many of which have both segregated and mixed
Yunokami Onsen is located in Fukushima prefecture (Tohoku region). It the nearest train station to Ouchijuku a post town along the Aizu-Nishi Kaido trade route, which connected Aizu with Nikko during the Edo Period.
Welcome to Ine. Ine is a town located around the Ine Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture, about 15 kilometers north of Amanohashidate. This working town has a long and rich history as a fishing village and is regarded as one of the most beautiful villages in Japan. The unique aspect of Ine are its funaya. Literally meaning \"boat houses\", these traditional waterfront buildings contain gar
Located in the mountains of Gunma, Yakushi Onsen is a great spot to enjoy natural hot spring baths (onsen). It\'s convenient to visit Haruna lake, Agatsuma valley, Iwabitsu mountain, Kusatsu hot spring, Shima hot spring and Ikaho hot spring too.
Kaminoyama Onsen is a hot spring town in Yamagata Prefecture located at the base of Mount Zao. It\'s about 2 and a half hour away from Tokyo. The town\'s origin dates back to the mid 1400s, when legend says that a traveling monk noticed a crane soaking its wounds in the area\'s hot spring marshes. Since then, people have come to Kaminoyama Onsen to bathe in the town\'s healing hot spring water, an
Welcome to Yamada Onsen. This hot spring town it\'s still away from crowds. Yamada Onsen is one of the best and secluded hot springs in Japan, which has been worked for more than 200 years after its opening in 1798 and located in which is surrounded by mountains of Joshinetsu Highlands. Its origin of hot water was detected by a famous military commander, Fukushima Masanori in Japanese Civil War E
Takayu Onsen is a small hot spring resort town halfway up the slopes of the Azuma Mountains in Fukushima City. First developed around 400 years ago, the town now consist of about a dozen ryokan huddled near the entrance to the Bandai Azuma Skyline sightseeing road.
