Fireworks event is held more than 15 times a year at Atami Onsen, which is one of Japan's leading hot spring resorts. At the fireworks display on March 31, 2019, a special event “a performance of ...

Summer is approaching and we can soon look forward to warm nights lit up by spectacular fireworks festivals in and around Tokyo. One of the best displays is in the nearby hot spring town of Atami in ...

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 ...

The town of Atami isn’t at the top of every tourist’s Japan itinerary. And, selfishly, let’s hope it stays that way. If the town’s appealing shopping streets and bayside attractions became as over ...

The Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, just 45 minutes from Tokyo by bullet train and home to the majestic Mount Fuji, has welcomed the opening of a new luxury onsen resort – the Atami Izusan KARAKU on ...

A once-faded honeymoon hot spot is getting a new lease on life thanks in part to Chinese investment, with industry insiders predicting that more hot spring hotels will be the beneficiaries of an ...

ATAMI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Tamae "Meme" Ono remembers fondly the late 1980s when the hot spring resort of Atami was a glamorous place to be. "Things were electrifying back in those days. We used to have ...

A candy store that's said to be too popular to meet demand is seen in the Hotel New Akao in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, in April 2025. (Mainichi/Koji Wakai)=Click/tap photo for more images. ATAMI, ...