Since Uber entered Japan in 2014, the country, one of the world’s largest taxi markets, has remained a fortress. Recently, demographic pressures have begun to force the government to change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/24/uber-japan-hot-springs-town/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kaga #onsen #uber #tourism
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An abandoned Japanese spa resort built in the late 1980s. The leisure complex has been empty for over twenty years. Seasonal snow and storms have shattered the glass dome, leaving the structure open to the elements. Now, plants colonise everywhere!
It closed after the economic collapse in the early 1990s.
#Japan #Haikyo #Photography #Spa #Onsen #Haikyo #Abandoned #Urbex #UrbanExploration
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An abandoned Japanese spa resort built in the late 1980s. The leisure complex has been empty for over twenty years. Seasonal snow and storms have shattered the glass dome, leaving the structure open to the elements. Now, plants colonise everywhere!
It closed after the economic collapse in the early 1990s.
#Japan #Haikyo #Photography #Spa #Onsen #Haikyo #Abandoned #Urbex #UrbanExploration
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Ginza is a shrine to conspicuous consumption. But the high-end shopping district’s newest luxury hotel — offering “onsen” baths in every room — excels through a different commodity: privacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/15/lifestyle/ginza-luxury-hotel-onsen-fufu-new/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #hotels #onsen #sento #luxurygoods #ginza #fufu
The Japan Tourism Agency is considering covering half the cost of installing fences around outdoor baths at traditional inns and hotels to prevent bear attacks amid a surge in sightings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/bear-aid-outdoor-bath-fences/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japantourismagency #ryokan #bears #animals #onsen #hotels #tourism
The Japan Tourism Agency is considering a system to aid the demolition of abandoned ryokan Japanese-style inns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/japan/society/abandoned-inns-demolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japantourismagency #tourism #ryokan #onsen
A 60-year-old hot-spring facility worker has gone missing in Iwate Prefecture in a possible bear attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/onsen-worker-missing-bear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #iwate #onsen #japanesepolice
In the sleepy village of Hokkaido’s Kawayu Onsen, a debate over what regional revitalization should look like has made opening a new resort hotel a major project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/06/lifestyle/kawayu-onsen-tourism-revival-hoshino-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #travel #onsen #hotels
As historic thermal baths in Romania's picturesque Baile Herculane spa town have fallen into an advanced state of decay, volunteers are fighting to save them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/world/society/volunteers-romania-cultural-treasures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #onsen #romania #architecture