It’s hot spring season! That time of year when you drive out into the valleys surrounding Tahoe in search of geothermal pools set in the most beautiful landscapes you’ve ever seen. But, just like with ...

It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from the next ...

Last week, SFGATE reported that the "beloved Bay Area clothing-optional mecca Harbin Hot Springs is reopening its soaking pools," and that got us to thinking about hot springs and the culture of ...