Atami is a popular hot spring resort in Shizuoka Prefecture that is close to Tokyo. For centuries Atami has been a favorite of Japanese tourists and is also famous as a honeymoon destination for ...

If you’re itching for a quick getaway from the hustle of Tokyo, don’t fret – the onsen (hot spring) town of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture is closer than you think. It’s located on the Izu peninsula, a ...

This week, we shine the spotlight on Japan's hot spring resorts in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The first is the Hotel New Akao, which was built in 1971. An unprecedented and innovative method of ...

Atami is often overlooked as a destination by international travelers to Japan but the seaside town south of Tokyo certainly has its charms. An hour and a half south by train from Tokyo Station, the ...

She was on a train from Tokyo to Atami in the summer of 1959 when the English travel writer Ethel Mannin “saw what I had read about and been told about but felt unable to accept until I had seen it ...

If hot springs were to be sought for a role not currently being filled by modern medicine, which is centered exclusively on symptomatic treatment with pharmaceuticals, and especially as preventative ...