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

We were standing in the open, wood-paneled kitchen of Mirukashi Salon, a hyper-seasonal culinary retreat set in the hilly countryside of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands.

KYUSHU, Japan – The little onsen town of Kannawa is an enchanted world with wisps of steam rising everywhere from pavements. Its retro bathhouses, fed by underground hot springs, seem to me like ...

If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past, perhaps forgotten elsewhere. In its present is a world of Japanese culture ...

Different localities have their own unique flavors. Western Japan's Kyushu region is known for its distinctly sweet soy sauce, which has a surprisingly recent history. Japan has more than 1,000 ...