Walk Japan offers travellers keen on experiencing spring in the country two fully-guided tour programmes that offer unique sights and activities for the season.

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes.

"In spring, there are lots of beautiful flowers that bloom," shares Koji Yagi. "In summer, it turns into an adventurous place ...

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from the next ...

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

Japan's snow monkeys soak in hot springs for thermoregulation and to relieve stress – a new study suggests there is another ...

Explore San’in Kaigan National Park, where coastline, fishing villages, hot springs and food culture fall into rhythm with Japan's coastline.

Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...

Hot springs with ocean views? You'll find that and more in Beppu, Japan. Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a ...