AOMORI--A government project is under way to keep afloat the Japanese tradition of mixed ... where they had men and women bathe together in “bathing garments”--shorts for men and a sleeveless ...

Built in 1894, the traditional Japanese-style wooden public bath consists of three storeys, with a sentinel-like egret perched atop the “Shinrokaku” cupola. Under its stiffened feathers are ...

People in Japan love bathing in hot springs, or onsen.And since the old days, it has been common for people to check into residential hot-spring inns for extended stays to boost their health, heal ...

Forest bathing is a Japanese practice hailed as a holy grail for health and wellbeing, so this Stylist contributor set out to see what all the fuss is about. When I was asked to try forest bathing ...

Shinrin-yoku is a Japanese phrase for ‘forest bathing’. In this exercise you will be gently guided to a beautiful peaceful forest by practicing forest bathing with Mayumi Kataoka.

The four municipalities share the Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark and have been working together ... for hot springs in Japan. In onsen-rich Beppu in the prefecture, the bathing tax was raised ...