Kusatsu received 2,565 votes. “The ambience of the town” was cited by 74.7 percent, while 59.2 percent said “efficacy and spring quality.” By age group, Hakone was ranked first among ...

Also of note are three bridges — Otoko-bashi (male bridge), Taira-bashi (flat bridge) and Onna-bashi (female bridge) — that symbolize the past, present and future.

Soaking in a Japanese hot spring is the perfect way to heal a tired body and mind. In 2025, Kusatsu Onsen heads a nationwide ranking of hot springs. In the 2025 ranking of the most popular hot ...

7 min). It's a short walk from there. In the summer, you can watch the cormorants fishing for their meals from the pleasure boat that sets sail from north of Togetsukyo Bridge. There's much to see and ...

When a Chilean woman posted a video on Instagram of herself doing chin-ups on a sacred torii gate at a Japanese shrine, the backlash was almost immediate. For many in Japan this was just the ...

I wholeheartedly concur with the folk song that originated in Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma Prefecture: “Kusatsu Yoitoko Ichido wa Oide” (Kusatsu is a good place, come here at least once). There are ...