Bathing is often seen as a simple part of everyday life, but in many parts of the world it has a much deeper cultural meaning. Public baths, hot springs, steam rooms and communal bathing spaces have ...

On February 15, 2024, the co-administrator stayed overnight at a hot spring near Kinomiya. Kinomiya is an area located slightly inland from the center of Atami, which spreads along the coast. However, ...

Sitting atop a rocky outcrop on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, the pool at Kuroneiwa-buro is so close to the Pacific that the waves are only just out of reach as they crash onto the boulders nearby. The hot ...

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.

It started with a note article written by someone from HirosakiA while ago, I read an article on note titled "Why are the public baths in Hirosaki hot springs?" In Hirosaki, it is not uncommon for ...

From southern Japan to the English countryside, these properties put the focus on therapeutic waters. A hot spring-fed pool at the Kai Yufuin hotel on the island of Kyushu in Japan.Credit...Courtesy ...

“My wife and I had just got married … and we could dig a hole in the ground or we could build a house,” he says. “It was sort of like the beans or the cow.” They chose the beans, and after eight years ...

Snow monkeys soak in hot springs to warm up … and boost their health! Image via Eliot Herman. Used with permission. Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, famously soak in hot springs to stay warm in ...

When Charles Davidson chose to drill a hole in the ground over buying a house 21 years ago, few believed it would work. Today, his “crazy dream” draws more than half a million visitors a year. “My ...