The elderly Japanese woman and her daughter coddle next to me at Fujisan Mishima Tokyu’s makeshift, top-floor onsen. Together, we soak in the extreme warmth of the hotel’s panoramic bath admiring the view – the foothills of Hakone and the snow-capped and slightly simmering Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous stratovolcano. In spite of the language barrier, the three of us communicate perfectly enough to jointly admire its beauty.
View of Mount Fuji from Fujisan Mishima Tokyu’s top-floor onsen.
The island nation is quickly gaining a respectable reputation as a wellness mecca. Whether you opt to stay at a monastic retreat or traditional ryokan inn, sleeping on tatami floor-mats, Japan can accommodate the most…
