I’m walking through my hotel room at the Kayotei in Yamanaka Onsen, Japan, and I can’t find my bed. The suite – one of just 10 – is stunning and huge. Four separate rooms are kept apart by ...

TOBA, Mie Prefecture--Although it doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary, a traditional ryokan inn complete with an onsen facility that opened in the Kuzakicho district here is much more ...

AIZU-WAKAMATSU, Fukushima Prefecture--Through the magic of a fantasy manga series, an onsen hot spring resort ... stage has been in place since the ryokan opened in 1989, used to welcome guests ...

Under such circumstances, it is crucial for ryokan, restaurants and other facilities to collaborate with each other to attract tourists to their towns. At the Kusatsu onsen hot spring resort in ...