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IZUNOKUNI, Shizuoka — As I walked down a narrow path on the edge of an onsen spa town in Izunokuni ... the city is home to 39 hotels and ryokan inns, which received about 600,000 guests in fiscal 2023 ...

Tea is served at the Wabizakura onsen in the town of Kakunodate. Photograph by Oliver Smith Inside a guest room at Tendoso ryokan, home to simple yet elegant Japanese decor. Photograph by Ena ...

Certain kinds of accommodation offer a window into the national soul. Step onto the flagstones of an ancient English inn, into the pine-panelled cosiness of an Alpine rifugio or beyond the gates ...

Public onsen: Towns often have public bathhouses. Before indoor plumbing became widespread, these would have been locals’ only place to wash. They are divided into men’s and women’s sections, and you ...

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Japan’s Izu Peninsula is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, around 100km southwest of ... while culture lovers can get to know Japan through its temples, shrines, onsen and ryokans (traditional Japanese ...