Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture has reclaimed its position as the nation’s most popular hot spring resort after being surprisingly ousted last year, according to a survey. In 2022, the Kusatsu ...

In these cases, I think Japan has a great alternative: the multiple ropeways scattered around the country. Enjoying its 65-year anniversary in September 2025, one of the more popular ropeways near ...

We visit Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. Once the site of a security checkpoint for traffic in and out of old Tokyo, it evolved into a hot spring resort, now with an increasingly diverse community.