This undated photo provided by Stéphanie Crohin shows traditional baths and murals in Kasuga onsen, or hot spring bath, in Matsuzaka, Mie prefecture, Japan. Japan is proud of its bathing traditions.

The Japanese bath house is a wonderful cultural experience that many tourists long to have. In this guide, you'll learn about proper etiquette and the ins and outs of going. Pictured here is an image ...

On a recent concert tour in Japan, I had the chance to visit several thermal baths and to chat with people about the tradition of bathing. I was fascinated by their differences with American spas.

An odd scene out of Japan's past is rising right by the trendy neighborhood of Odaiba, facing Tokyo Bay. It is a vast spa complex, and inside are meticulous reproductions of the streets, eateries and ...

Tokyo, Japan--(Newsfile Corp. - December 24, 2024) - Channel 47 announced the launch of the Seven Great Onsen Resorts in Gunma Hopping Fair. The limited time event will include the sale of dedicated ...

The winter solstice is the shortest daylight of the year. There is a tradition of taking baths with yuzu citrus fruit to wish ...

Dozens of people endured frigid temperatures at an annual Kanchu-Misogi festival at a shrine in Tokyo this past weekend. They prayed for a healthy year by splashing ice-cold water over their bodies ...

When Stephen Leist and his wife, Yuriko Tada, bought their 1935 home in Piedmont four years ago, they knew they wanted to do an extensive remodel. "We wanted a home that needed everything - baths, ...

We've heard of some strange traditions - but this one is surely the weirdest. Did you know that the Japanese celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day, a French wine holiday, by pouring bottles of the wine ...

Correct time to take bath: In India, we have followed the custom of taking bath early in the morning. This has been going on for thousands of years. Scriptures and Puranas say the same and they ...

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