Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

Delectable marbled beef dishes, hot springs and sake – but minus the crowds. This port city is Japan’s best-kept secret, says ...

You can hunt for eggs as part of Heartopia's Winter Frost Season event. These colorful onsen eggs are part of the "Onsen Egg Promise Treasure Hunt" portion of the event, and each egg you find will ...

Two things can be true at once — and in Japan they usually are. It’s a land of contradictions and, thanks to this and its reputation for complex, manners-driven culture, visitors can sometimes feel ...

TOKYO -- Relaxing, serene and rejuvenating, hot springs and the resorts around them have long been at the heart of Japanese culture. Now, waves of overseas visitors are discovering the calming appeal ...

Kusatsu Onsen had been on my winter wish list for a while. While Japan is home to many of the world’s snowiest places, I live in Osaka, which typically gets only a few sprinkles of snow each year, if ...

In Ginza, glamor is ostentatious. Tokyo’s premier shopping district is a shrine to conspicuous consumption, a neighborhood where even the gaudy facades of designer apparel or high-end jewelry shops ...

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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Misty Onsen A first-person psychological horror set in a remote Japanese mountain onsen. As the new caretaker, survive by following the memo: wear visible ...

Japan has nearly 30,000 hot springs and a culture of public bathing. An Israeli American architect, Yuval Zohar, has developed a passion for it. The architect Yuval Zohar at his favorite hot spring ...