Got a VR set? A few ryokans in the spa town of Arima Onsen in Kobe have uploaded VR videos of their baths to YouTube for netizens to enjoy the sights and sounds of their famous baths. Of course, you ...
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.
Regular visitors to Japan will know all about onsen. Here in the West we'd call the nearest equivalent bathhouses or Turkish baths, both of which have rather fallen out of favour in recent times. Not ...