TOKYO (dpa) – For centuries, hot baths have been used by the Japanese to help them relax amid the pressures of everyday life. Now, with many Japanese facing the possibility of unemployment and ...

The other day, our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma got off work early so he decided it was the perfect time to stop by a public bathhouse near the office. He’d heard great things about this facility, so he ...

Craft beer, live music and lodging featured in renovation plans that Takuya Shimbo had for an aging Tokyo bathhouse, hoping to rescue a fading industry from extinction by reinventing the concept of ...

Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa has unveiled brand-new private mineral baths and custom Apothecary experiences. We visited to get a firsthand look.