It's never been a better time to visit Japan, and it can be an easy trip to plan. Don't stress about dinner reservations, and ...

A water shortage hitting Japan's hot springs has resulted in a number of restrictions in a bid to reduce consumption.

Japan is home to 27,000 hot springs sources, but overtourism has reduced some of the country’s onsen water supply to a record ...

Some of Japanese most rundown towns are onsen resorts that were overdeveloped in the 1980s. If it were not for foreign tourism from SK, Taiwan etc., they would be in an even worse state than they are ...

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local authorities said on ...

Japan's famous natural hot springs, or onsens, are facing a crisis due to overtourism, which is dangerously depleting water levels in several popular cities. In Ureshino, a historic onsen town in Saga ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The ...

This file photo shows the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture bustling with tourists in February 2018. (Kyodo) SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing ...

SAGA, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate ...