Nothing makes me happier than beachfront accommodation where the sounds of waves lapping against the shore lulls me to sleep.

On the edge of Japan's third-largest island, there is a one-of-a-kind wellness experience where you'll be bathed in hot sand while looking at the coastline.

Campers, four-wheel drivers, visitors and locals alike have all been urged to practise extreme caution at a major east coast beach in the coming days, with thousands of endangered turtle hatchlings ...