Find your way in.
Every guide on AHH, JAPAN, arranged by what you are trying to do and where you are going. The same guide can appear in more than one place—there is only ever one copy of it.
By what you're doing
- Planning the trip15 guides
Choosing where to go, how long to stay, and what to check before you book a hot-spring trip in Japan.
- Staying at a ryokan10 guides
A night at a traditional inn, from the entryway to the futon—what is included, what is expected, and what you can decline.
- Kinds of Japanese bath7 guides
Sento, onsen, super sento, open-air, private, and one made of hot sand. What each one actually is.
- Your first onsen7 guides
If you have never bathed in Japan before, start here. What happens, in what order, and what nobody explains at the door.
- Etiquette & rules5 guides
The written rules and the unwritten ones—what to do with your towel, your hair, your tattoos, and your shoes.
By where you're going
Only regions we have actually written about appear here. More arrive as the guides do.