Nowadays, sentos are less common but are still popular with older generations. Conversely, onsen are bathhouses that use geothermal hot spring water, made possible by Japan’s widespread volcanic ...

The domestic political situation in Japan remains a tricky one for Ishiba and the Liberal Democrats to navigate. The government did manage to get its proposed budget for fiscal 2025 (April 2025 ...

Photo / 123RF It’s the first day of our Walk Japan experience on the southern ... the relaxed town of Kannawa features six of the hot springs making up the region’s Jigoku Meguri (Hell Circuit ...

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – One Desert Hot Springs resident is voicing his concern with Southern California Edison after waiting months to turn his solar system online. Court Moe ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and local developer John Wessman are set to return to court Thursday in a bribery case that dates back more than a decade.

A Japanese-style garden can add grace, beauty, and elegance to your yard. Get inspired with these gorgeous ideas, plants, ...

Princess Aiko of the Japanese Imperial Family attended the Spring Gagaku concert at the Imperial Palace on the afternoon of April 27. Gagaku is a style of music that has a tradition of more than a ...

Lavish floats carrying girls in kimono and musicians playing flutes, taiko drums and shamisen parade along streets in a traditional event heralding the arrival of spring in Oshu ... Groundbreaking ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore — The 43rd annual Spring Garden Fair put on by the Jackson County Master Gardener Association is this weekend at the Jackson County Expo’s Mace building. Master Gardener Sandy ...

Hot spring water filled this volcanic blast crater, creating a hot spring pond one kilometer around. Its blue-green waters are 40 degrees Celsius at the surface, but 130-degree water gushes forth from ...

A cluster of hot springs at the southern banks of Lake Toya, which came into the global spotlight during the ”2008 Toyako Summit”. There's plenty to experience here: all manner of lake sports and even ...