Ryokan

Mount Fuji Views: Hakone's Hidden Hiking Trails and Mountain Onsen

When my manufacturing company sent me to Tokyo for meetings last October, I immediately blocked off the following weekend for Hakone. After 15 years of maximizing business trips for personal exploration, I've learned that 48 hours is all you need...

Ryokan Retreats: Experiencing Hakone's Most Exclusive Hot Spring Resorts

There's something about the steam rising from a natural hot spring that reminds me of my days exploring the limestone caves back in Wales—that same mysterious veil between worlds, only infinitely more comfortable. After attending the International Fire & Rescue...