Noboribetsu Onsen is Hokkaido’s most theatrical hot spring town, where sulphur vents, oni statues, forest trails and ryokan baths create a surreal escape.
From pastel sunsets at Japan’s closest seaside station to juicy Ehime jelly oranges and quiet ramen joints, this prefecture turned out to be so much more than just a dot on the map.
In the past seven years, I’ve explored plenty of Pueblo Mágicos in Mexico. Towns full of color, ancient rituals, strange festivals, and intense mystique, but none of them quite beat the ethereal aura of Real
